// Somewhere in your UIView...
self.layer.transform = CATransform3DMakeRotation(-90.0f*M_PI/180.f, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0); // start: hidden at 90deg
CATransform3D trans3D = CATransform3DMakeRotation(0.0f*M_PI/180.f, 1.0, 1.0, 0.0); // end: angle and rotation vector (axis)
CABasicAnimation *transformAnimation = [CABasicAnimation animationWithKeyPath:@"transform"];
transformAnimation.removedOnCompletion = NO;
transformAnimation.toValue = [NSValue valueWithCATransform3D:trans3D];
transformAnimation.fillMode = kCAFillModeForwards;
[self.layer addAnimation:transformAnimation forKey:@"transform"];

jQuery(function ($) {
    var SMOOTHSCROLL_MARGIN = 12;
    $(".smoothscroll").click(function(evt){console.log('s');
        evt.preventDefault();
        var offset = $($(this).attr('href')).offset().top - SMOOTHSCROLL_MARGIN;
        $('html, body').animate({scrollTop:offset}, 500);
    });
});

// Turn off the implicit animation for the touchHint layer
NSMutableDictionary *actions = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:touchHint.actions];
[actions setObject:[NSNull null] forKey:@"position"];
touchHint.actions = actions;

// Restore the implicit animation
NSMutableDictionary *actions = [NSMutableDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:touchHint.actions];
[actions removeObjectForKey:@"position"];
touchHint.actions = actions;

// Somewhere in the setup code, possible awakeFromNib if relevant. NOT in drawRect:!

UIImage *img = [UIImage imageNamed:@"BigHand"];
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(img.size);
[img drawAtPoint:CGPointMake(0, 0)]; // handy!

CALayer *newLayer = [CALayer layer];
newLayer.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, img.size.width, img.size.height);
newLayer.position = CGPointMake(self.layer.bounds.size.width/2.0, self.layer.bounds.size.height/2.0); // centred
newLayer.contentsScale = self.layer.contentsScale; // for retina compat. Make sure you've set you view's main layer
newLayer.contents = (__bridge id)UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext().CGImage;
newLayer.opacity = 1.0;
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();

// Create the animation...
CABasicAnimation *anim = [CABasicAnimation animationWithKeyPath:@"opacity"];
anim.fromValue = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:0.6];
anim.toValue = [NSNumber numberWithFloat:1.0];
anim.duration = 0.7;
anim.timingFunction = [CAMediaTimingFunction functionWithName:kCAMediaTimingFunctionEaseInEaseOut];
anim.autoreverses = YES;
anim.repeatCount = HUGE_VALF; // repeat forever
[newLayer addAnimation:anim forKey:@"opacity"];

[self.layer addSublayer:newLayer];