var gblPhotoShufflerDivId = "imagediv";
  var gblPhotoShufflerImgId = "photoimg";
  var gblPhotoShufflerAnchorId = "anchor";
  var gblImg = new Array(	
	"/images/sponsors/asi-single.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/dynasol-single.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/exxon-single.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/kraton-single.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/mauser-single.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/petrocanada-single.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/eastman-double.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/forbo-double.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/orrboss-double.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/wacker-double.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/arizona-triple.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/bayer-triple.jpg",
	"/images/sponsors/chemquest-triple.jpg"
    );
  var gblHref = new Array(			  
	"http://www.adhesivesmag.com/",
	"http://www.dynasolelastomers.com/",
	"http://www.exxonmobil.com/",
	"http://www.kraton.com/",
	"http://www.mauser-group.com/",
	"http://www.petro-canada.ca/default.aspx",
	"http://www.eastman.com/",
	"http://www.forbo.com/",
	"http://www.orrandboss.com/",
	"http://www.wacker.com/cms/en/regions/usa/us_home.jsp",
    "http://www.arizonachemical.com/",
	"http://www.bayer.com/en/homepage.aspx",
	"http://www.chemquest.com/"
    );
  var gblPauseSeconds = 3;
  var gblFadeSeconds = 1;
  var gblRotations = 99;

  // End Customization section
  
  var gblDeckSize = gblImg.length;
  var gblOpacity = 100;
  var gblOnDeck = 0;
  var gblStartImg;
  var gblStartHref;
  var gblImageRotations = gblDeckSize * (gblRotations+1);

  
function photoShufflerLaunch()
{
  	var theimg = document.getElementById(gblPhotoShufflerImgId);
        gblStartImg = theimg.src; // save away to show as final image
  	var theanchor = document.getElementById(gblPhotoShufflerAnchorId);
        gblStartHref = theimg.href; // save away to show as final image

photoShufflerShuffle()

	document.getElementById(gblPhotoShufflerDivId).style.backgroundImage='url(' + gblImg[gblOnDeck] + ')';
	setTimeout("photoShufflerFade()",gblPauseSeconds*1000);
}

  function photoShufflerFade()
  {
  	var theimg = document.getElementById(gblPhotoShufflerImgId);
	
  	// determine delta based on number of fade seconds
	// the slower the fade the more increments needed
        var fadeDelta = 100 / (30 * gblFadeSeconds);

	// fade top out to reveal bottom image
	if (gblOpacity < 2*fadeDelta ) 
	{
	  gblOpacity = 100;
	  // stop the rotation if we're done
	  if (gblImageRotations < 1) return;
	  photoShufflerShuffle();
	  // pause before next fade
          setTimeout("photoShufflerFade()",gblPauseSeconds*1000);
	}
	else
	{
	  gblOpacity -= fadeDelta;
	  setOpacity(theimg,gblOpacity);
	  setTimeout("photoShufflerFade()",30);  // 1/30th of a second
	}
  }   

  function photoShufflerShuffle()
  {
	var thediv = document.getElementById(gblPhotoShufflerDivId);
	var theimg = document.getElementById(gblPhotoShufflerImgId);
	var theanchor = document.getElementById(gblPhotoShufflerAnchorId);
	
	// copy div background-image to img.src
	theimg.src = gblImg[gblOnDeck];
	theanchor.href = gblHref[gblOnDeck];
	window.status = gblHref[gblOnDeck]; // updates status bar (optional)
	// set img opacity to 100
	setOpacity(theimg,100);

        // shuffle the deck
	gblOnDeck = ++gblOnDeck % gblDeckSize;
	// decrement rotation counter
	if (--gblImageRotations < 1)
	{
	  // insert start/final image if we're done
	  gblImg[gblOnDeck] = gblStartImg;
	  gblHref[gblOnDeck] = gblStartHref;
	}

	// slide next image underneath
	thediv.style.backgroundImage='url(' + gblImg[gblOnDeck] + ')';
  }

function setOpacity(obj, opacity) {
  opacity = (opacity == 100)?99.999:opacity;
  
  // IE/Win
  obj.style.filter = "alpha(opacity:"+opacity+")";
  
  // Safari<1.2, Konqueror
  obj.style.KHTMLOpacity = opacity/100;

  // Older Mozilla and Firefox
  obj.style.MozOpacity = opacity/100;

  // Safari 1.2, newer Firefox and Mozilla, CSS3
  obj.style.opacity = opacity/100;
}

//--><!]]>