function showModal() {
	$("#modal_content, #modal").css({display: "block"});
    	$("#modal").animate({opacity: '0.65'}, 500);
	$("#modal_content").animate({opacity: '1.0'}, 1000);
}

function hideModal() {
    $("#modal_content, #modal").animate({opacity: '0.0'}, 1000);
    $("#modal_open").show();
    setTimeout('$("#modal_content, #modal").css({display: "none"})', 1000);
}

$(document).ready(function(){
//    $("#modal_content, #modal").css({opacity: "0.0"});
//
//    setTimeout("showModal()", 1000);

    $("#modal_close").click(function() {
        hideModal();
        return false;
    });

    $("#modal_open a").click(function() {
        showModal();
        return false;
    });
})