<!--
function runSlideShow(){
	if (document.all) {
		document.images.SlideShow.style.filter=rand_anim[(Math.round(Math.random()*10)%rand_anim_len)];
		document.images.SlideShow.filters[0].Apply();
	}
	
	document.images.SlideShow.src = preLoad[j].src
	if (document.all)
	{
		document.images.SlideShow.filters[0].Play();
	}
	j = ((j+1)%(length))?j+1:0;
	t = setTimeout('runSlideShow()', slideShowSpeed);
}


function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) 
{
    //speed for each frame
    var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
    var timer = 0;

    //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 + ")";
} //-->