fade_level=0;
    function initintro()
    {
        document.getElementById('intro').style.visibility='visible';
        fadein();
        //document.getElementById('intro').style.filter='alpha(opacity='90')';
        //document.getElementById('intro').style.MozOpacity=(90/100);
        //window.setTimeout("alert('begin fadeout');fadeout();", 2000);
    }
    onload=initintro;

    function fadein()
    {
       document.getElementById('intro').style.filter='alpha(opacity='+fade_level+')';
       document.getElementById('intro').style.MozOpacity=(fade_level/100);
       fade_level=fade_level+10;
       if(fade_level < 100)
       {
         window.setTimeout("fadein();", 100)
       }
       else
       {
         window.setTimeout("fadeout();", 2500)
       }
    }

    function fadeout()
    {
       document.getElementById('intro').style.filter='alpha(opacity='+fade_level+')';
       document.getElementById('intro').style.MozOpacity=(fade_level/100);
       fade_level=fade_level-10;
       if(fade_level > 0)
       {
          window.setTimeout("fadeout();", 50)
       }
       else
       {
          document.getElementById('intro').style.visibility='hidden';
       }
    }