function changeFade(name) {
  if (name == "") name = "company";
  var new_el = $(name + "-box");
  var old_el = $(globals.last + "-box");

  new Effect.Fade(old_el, {
    duration: 0.2,
    afterFinish: function() {
      new Effect.Appear(new_el, { duration: 0.5 });
    }
  });

  globals.last = name;
}

function initialize() {
  $('back_content').src = "img/corner_big.gif";
  new Effect.Appear('back_content', {to: 0.6} );
  new Effect.Appear('content', {to: 1.0} );


  // background 
  var randomnumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*3) + 1;
  $('scaleableBG').src = "img/back_00" + randomnumber + ".jpg";

  // mail
  putCorrectEmail();

  // url hash
  var path = window.location.href;
}

function putCorrectEmail() {
  el = document.getElementById('mc');
  if (el == null) return;
  mail = el.innerHTML.replace(/\(at\)/,'@');
  el.innerHTML = '<a href="mailto:' + mail + '">' + mail + '</a>';
}