$(document).ready(function(){

// ====================================================== 
// ! set opacity of all testimonial images on page load   
// ====================================================== 
	
	$('.test_img').css({opacity:0.5});
	
	
	
// ======================================================== 
// ! initialize the test_cycle function to begin the loop   
// ======================================================== 

var ct = $('#test_thumb_wrap').children().size();
var n = Math.round(Math.random()*ct+1);
test_cycle(n,'0');

// ======================================= 
// ! testimonial highlight loop function   
// ======================================= 

	
	function test_cycle(n,p) {
	
			
		var test_quote = $('#test_thumb_'+n).children(".test_img").attr("title");
		var test_link = $('#test_thumb_'+n).children(".test_img").attr("alt");
			
		$('#test_quote').text(""+test_quote+"");
		$('#quote_author').attr("href", "" +test_link+ "");
			
						
			$('#test_thumb_'+n).children(".test_img")
				.animate( { opacity:"1" }, 1500);
				
			$('#test_thumb_'+n)
				.prepend("<img src=\"/resources/img/red_stroke.gif\" alt=\"red_stroke\" class=\"red_stroke\" width=\"66\" height=\"66\"/>");
			
			$('#test_thumb_'+n).children(".red_stroke")
				.css( { marginTop:"-10px" })
				.animate( { opacity:"1" , marginTop:"0px" }, 1000)
			
		b = n;
		var n = Math.round(Math.random()*ct+1);
			
	
		$(this).delay(5000,function(){
			
			$('#test_thumb_'+b).stop().animate({ opacity:"1.0" }, 5000)
			
			$('#test_thumb_'+b).children(".red_stroke")
			.animate( { opacity:"0.0" , marginTop:"-10px" }, 500)
										
			$('#test_thumb_'+b).children(".test_img")
			.animate( { opacity:"0.5" }, 650)
			
			test_cycle(''+n+'','0');
	    });
		
	}
	




});