/* cross browser method to set opacity */
function setOpacity(level) {
	var element = document.getElementById('nbbsbanner-link');
  element.style.opacity = level;
  element.style.MozOpacity = level;
  element.style.KhtmlOpacity = level;
  element.style.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + (level * 100) + ");";
}

/* rotate and create timers to fade the testimonial in */
function fadeIn(){
  for (i = 0; i <= 1; i = i + 0.05) {
    setTimeout("setOpacity(" + i + ")", i * 1000);
  }
  setTimeout("fadeOut()", 3000);
}

/* create timers to fade the testimonial away */
function fadeOut() {
  for (i = 0; i <= 1; i = i + 0.05) {
    setTimeout("setOpacity(" + (1 - i) + ")", i * 1000);
  }
  setTimeout("fadeIn()", 1500);
}


setTimeout('fadeOut()', 3000);