/* =========================================================
		//old testimonial fade
		
// $(function() {
//             // create the image rotator
//             setInterval("rotateImages()", 10000);
//         });
// 
//         function rotateImages() {
//             var oCurTestimonial = $('#testimonials div.current');
//             var oNxtTestimonial = oCurTestimonial.next();
//             if (oNxtTestimonial.length == 0)
//                 oNxtTestimonial = $('#testimonials div:first');
// 
//             oCurTestimonial.animate({ opacity:0.0 }, 1500).removeClass('current').addClass('previous');
//             oNxtTestimonial.css({ opacity: 0.0 }).addClass('current').animate({ opacity: 1.0 }, 3000,
//                 function() {
//                     oCurTestimonial.removeClass('previous');
//                 });
//         }



		// jquery.innerfade.js

		// Datum: 2008-02-14
		// Firma: Medienfreunde Hofmann & Baldes GbR
		// Author: Torsten Baldes
		// Mail: t.baldes@medienfreunde.com
		// Web: http://medienfreunde.com

		// based on the work of Matt Oakes http://portfolio.gizone.co.uk/applications/slideshow/
		// and Ralf S. Engelschall http://trainofthoughts.org/

		 *
		 *  <ul id="news"> 
		 *      <li>content 1</li>
		 *      <li>content 2</li>
		 *      <li>content 3</li>
		 *  </ul>
		 *  
		 *  $('#news').innerfade({ 
		 *	  animationtype: Type of animation 'fade' or 'slide' (Default: 'fade'), 
		 *	  speed: Fading-/Sliding-Speed in milliseconds or keywords (slow, normal or fast) (Default: 'normal'), 
		 *	  timeout: Time between the fades in milliseconds (Default: '2000'), 
		 *	  type: Type of slideshow: 'sequence', 'random' or 'random_start' (Default: 'sequence'), 
		 * 		containerheight: Height of the containing element in any css-height-value (Default: 'auto'),
		 *	  runningclass: CSS-Class which the container get’s applied (Default: 'innerfade'),
		 *	  children: optional children selector (Default: null)
		 *  }); 
		 *

		// ========================================================= */


		(function($) {

		    $.fn.innerfade = function(options) {
		        return this.each(function() {   
		            $.innerfade(this, options);
		        });
		    };

		    $.innerfade = function(container, options) {
		        var settings = {
		        		'animationtype':    'fade',
		            'speed':            'normal',
		            'type':             'sequence',
		            'timeout':          2000,
		            'containerheight':  'auto',
		            'runningclass':     'innerfade',
		            'children':         null
		        };
		        if (options)
		            $.extend(settings, options);
		        if (settings.children === null)
		            var elements = $(container).children();
		        else
		            var elements = $(container).children(settings.children);
		        if (elements.length > 1) {
		            $(container).css('position', 'relative').css('height', settings.containerheight).addClass(settings.runningclass);
		            for (var i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
		                $(elements[i]).css('z-index', String(elements.length-i)).css('position', 'absolute').hide();
		            };
		            if (settings.type == "sequence") {
		                setTimeout(function() {
		                    $.innerfade.next(elements, settings, 1, 0);
		                }, settings.timeout);
		                $(elements[0]).show();
		            } else if (settings.type == "random") {
		            		var last = Math.floor ( Math.random () * ( elements.length ) );
		                setTimeout(function() {
		                    do { 
														current = Math.floor ( Math.random ( ) * ( elements.length ) );
												} while (last == current );             
												$.innerfade.next(elements, settings, current, last);
		                }, settings.timeout);
		                $(elements[last]).show();
								} else if ( settings.type == 'random_start' ) {
										settings.type = 'sequence';
										var current = Math.floor ( Math.random () * ( elements.length ) );
										setTimeout(function(){
											$.innerfade.next(elements, settings, (current + 1) %  elements.length, current);
										}, settings.timeout);
										$(elements[current]).show();
								}	else {
									alert('Innerfade-Type must either be \'sequence\', \'random\' or \'random_start\'');
								}
						}
		    };

		    $.innerfade.next = function(elements, settings, current, last) {
		        if (settings.animationtype == 'slide') {
		            $(elements[last]).slideUp(settings.speed);
		            $(elements[current]).slideDown(settings.speed);
		        } else if (settings.animationtype == 'fade') {
		            $(elements[last]).fadeOut(settings.speed);
		            $(elements[current]).fadeIn(settings.speed, function() {
									removeFilter($(this)[0]);
								});
		        } else
		            alert('Innerfade-animationtype must either be \'slide\' or \'fade\'');
		        if (settings.type == "sequence") {
		            if ((current + 1) < elements.length) {
		                current = current + 1;
		                last = current - 1;
		            } else {
		                current = 0;
		                last = elements.length - 1;
		            }
		        } else if (settings.type == "random") {
		            last = current;
		            while (current == last)
		                current = Math.floor(Math.random() * elements.length);
		        } else
		            alert('Innerfade-Type must either be \'sequence\', \'random\' or \'random_start\'');
		        setTimeout((function() {
		            $.innerfade.next(elements, settings, current, last);
		        }), settings.timeout);
		    };

		})(jQuery);

		// **** remove Opacity-Filter in ie ****
		function removeFilter(element) {
			if(element.style.removeAttribute){
				element.style.removeAttribute('filter');
			}
		}