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 + ")"; 
		} 
		
			function showSection(sID) {
				
				if (document.getElementById(sID).style.display == 'none') 
				{
					document.getElementById(sID).style.display = ''
				}
				else 
				{
					document.getElementById(sID).style.display = 'none'
				}
			}