//fades layer in
ie5  = (document.all && document.getElementById);
ns6 = (!document.all && document.getElementById);
opac = 0;

function fadeIn() {
	if(opac != 100){
		opac+=1;
		if(ie5) document.getElementById('fade').filters.alpha.opacity = opac;
		if(ns6) document.getElementById('fade').style.MozOpacity = opac/100;
		setTimeout('fadeIn()', 50);
	}
}

//fades layer out
ie5  = (document.all && document.getElementById);
ns6 = (!document.all && document.getElementById);
opac2 = 100;

function fadeOut() {
	if(opac2 > 0){
		opac2-=1;
		if(ie5) document.getElementById('fadeO').filters.alpha.opacity = opac2;
		if(ns6) document.getElementById('fadeO').style.MozOpacity = opac2/100;
		setTimeout('fadeOut()', 50);
	}
}

<!--
//fades layer in and out
ie5  = (document.all && document.getElementById);
ns6 = (!document.all && document.getElementById);
opac3 = 0;

function opacIn() {
	if(opac3 != 800){
		opac3+=5;
		if(ie5) document.getElementById('fadeL').filters.alpha.opacity = opac3;
		if(ns6) document.getElementById('fadeL').style.MozOpacity = opac3/100;
		setTimeout('opacIn()', 10);
		}else{
		//calls opacOut() function, therefore creating the loop
		opacOut();
	}
}
function opacOut() {
	if(opac3 > 0){
		opac3-=5;
		if(ie5) document.getElementById('fadeL').filters.alpha.opacity = opac3;
		if(ns6) document.getElementById('fadeL').style.MozOpacity = opac3/100;
		setTimeout('opacOut()', 10);
		}else{
		//opacIn();
	}
}

function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
  var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
    d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
  if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
  if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_showHideLayers() { //v6.0
  var i,p,v,obj,args=MM_showHideLayers.arguments;
  for (i=0; i<(args.length-2); i+=3) if ((obj=MM_findObj(args[i]))!=null) { v=args[i+2];
    if (obj.style) { obj=obj.style; v=(v=='show')?'visible':(v=='hide')?'hidden':v; }
    obj.visibility=v; }
}