function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
	//speed for each frame
	var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
	var timer = 1;
	
	//determine the direction for the blending, if start and end are the same nothing happens
	if(opacStart > opacEnd) {
		for(i = opacStart; i >= opacEnd; i--) {
			setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
			timer++;
		}
	} else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
		for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++)
			{
			setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
			timer++;
		}
	}
	
	
}



//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(opacity, id) {
	var object = document.getElementById(id).style; 
	object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
}



function blendimage(divid) {

	//Slowly fade the div out from opacity of 1000 to 0 over a period of 1000 milliseconds
	opacity('mailingList', 100, 0, 1000);
	
	//Call function displayThankYou() after 1500 milliseconds
	setTimeout('displayThankYou()', 1500);
			

}


function displayThankYou(){

	document.getElementById('mailingList').style.border = 0;
	document.getElementById('mailingList').innerHTML = '<div id="mailingListThankYou"><h2>Thank You</h2><br>You will now receive notification of the latest news and exclusive offers from Platinum Travel.</div>';
	opacity('mailingList', 0, 100, 1250);
	document.getElementById('mailingListThankYou').style.filter = "alpha(opacity=1)";
	
	
	
}