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 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++;
		}
	}
}

var state_var = 0;
function LoadObjectAndText(imagelabel_1,obj_image_1,textlabel_1,obj_text1,textlabel_2,obj_text2,textlabel_3,obj_text3)
{
  if( state_var == 0)
  {
    LoadObjectAndText_exe(imagelabel_1,obj_image_1,textlabel_1,obj_text1,textlabel_2,obj_text2,textlabel_3,obj_text3);
  } 
} 

function LoadObjectAndText_exe(imagelabel_1,obj_image_1,textlabel_1,obj_text1,textlabel_2,obj_text2,textlabel_3,obj_text3)
{
  if( state_var == 0)
  {
    state_var = 1;
    // Fade old image

    opacity(imagelabel_1,99,0,400);
    setTimeout("LoadObjectAndText_exe('"+imagelabel_1+"','"+obj_image_1+"','"+textlabel_1+"','"+obj_text1+"','"+textlabel_2+"','"+obj_text2+"','"+textlabel_3+"','"+obj_text3+"')", 500); 
  } 
  else 
  { 
    //make new image
    document.getElementById(imagelabel_1).src = obj_image_1;

    opacity(imagelabel_1, 0, 99, 500); 
    setTimeout("LoadObjectAndText_exit('"+textlabel_1+"','"+obj_text1+"','"+textlabel_2+"','"+obj_text2+"','"+textlabel_3+"','"+obj_text3+"')",500); 
  }
}

function LoadObjectAndText_exit(textlabel_1,obj_text1,textlabel_2,obj_text2,textlabel_3,obj_text3)
{
  if (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1)
  {
//    alert("IE");
    document.getElementById(textlabel_1).innerHTML=obj_text1;
    document.getElementById(textlabel_2).innerHTML=obj_text2;
    document.getElementById(textlabel_3).innerHTML=obj_text3;
  }
  else
  {
//    alert("Other");
    var SpanElemRef = document.getElementById(textlabel_1);
    var new_txt = document.createTextNode(obj_text1);
    SpanElemRef.replaceChild(new_txt, SpanElemRef.childNodes[0]);
   
    new_txt = document.createTextNode(obj_text2);
    SpanElemRef = document.getElementById(textlabel_2);
    SpanElemRef.replaceChild(new_txt, SpanElemRef.childNodes[0]);
   
    new_txt = document.createTextNode(obj_text3);
    SpanElemRef = document.getElementById(textlabel_3);
    SpanElemRef.replaceChild(new_txt, SpanElemRef.childNodes[0]);
  }
  state_var = 0;
}