var opacity = 0;
var fadeTimeout;
var fadeDiv;

function doFadeUp() {
  if (opacity<100) {
    opacity++;
    if (document.all && typeof window.opera == "undefined") {
      fadeDiv.filters.alpha.opacity = opacity;
    } else {
      fadeDiv.style.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
    }
    fadeDiv.style.opacity = (opacity / 100);
    fadeTimeout = setTimeout("doFadeUp()",50);
  } else {
  clearTimeout(fadeTimeout);
  }
}

function prepareSplash() {
  if (!document.getElementById) {
    return false;
  }
  var link = document.getElementById("splashlink");
  link.onclick = function() {
        return openPopUp(this);
  }
  fadeDiv = document.getElementById("splashpic");
  doFadeUp();
}

function openPopUp(item) {
  var destination = item.getAttribute("href");
  window.open (destination,'myeverest','height=600,width=800');
  return false;
}

function addLoadEvent(func) {
  var oldonload = window.onload;
  if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
    window.onload = func;
  } else {
    window.onload = function() {
      oldonload();
      func();
    }
  }
}

addLoadEvent(prepareSplash);