function slowhigh(baseopacity, which2)
{
	imgobj=which2
	browserdetect=which2.filters? "ie" : typeof which2.style.MozOpacity=="string"? "mozilla" : ""
	instantset(baseopacity)
	highlighting=setInterval("gradualfade(imgobj)",50)
}

function slowlow(baseopacity, which2)
{
	cleartimer()
	instantset(baseopacity)
}

function instantset(degree)
{
	if (browserdetect=="mozilla")
	{
		imgobj.style.MozOpacity=degree/100
	}
	else if (browserdetect=="ie")
	{
		// imgobj.style.filter.alpha.opacity=degree
	}
}

function cleartimer()
{
	if (window.highlighting) 
	{
		clearInterval(highlighting)
	}
}

function gradualfade(cur2)
{
	if (browserdetect=="mozilla" && cur2.style.MozOpacity<1)
	{
		cur2.style.MozOpacity=Math.min(parseFloat(cur2.style.MozOpacity)+0.1, 0.99)
	}
	else if (browserdetect=="ie") 
	{
		// if (cur2.filters.alpha.opacity<100)
		if (false)
		{
			// cur2.style.filter.alpha.opacity=degree	
			// cur2.filters.alpha.opacity+=10
		}
	}
	else if (window.highlighting) 
	{
		clearInterval(highlighting)
	}
}


function getQueryVariable(variable) {
  var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
  var vars = query.split("&");
  for (var i=0;i<vars.length;i++) {
    var pair = vars[i].split("=");
    if (pair[0] == variable) {
      return pair[1];
    }
  } 
}