function randNum (num) {
        var now = new Date();
        var rand = Math.round(num * Math.cos(now.getTime()));
        if (rand < 0) rand = - rand; if (rand == 0) rand++;
        return rand;
}

var inx = 0+randNum(3);

function URLChanger(formName, popupName) {
        var form  = document.forms[formName];
        var popup = form.elements[popupName];
        window.location.href = popup.options[popup.selectedIndex].value;
        popup.selectedIndex = 0;
}

nereidFadeObjects = new Object();
nereidFadeTimers = new Object();

function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){
if (!document.all)
return
    if (object != "[object]"){
        setTimeout("nereidFade("+object+","+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",0);
        return;
    }

    clearTimeout(nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]);

    diff = destOp-object.filters.alpha.opacity;
    direction = 1;
    if (object.filters.alpha.opacity > destOp){
        direction = -1;
    }
    delta=Math.min(direction*diff,delta);
    object.filters.alpha.opacity+=direction*delta;

    if (object.filters.alpha.opacity != destOp){
        nereidFadeObjects[object.sourceIndex]=object;
        nereidFadeTimers[object.sourceIndex]=setTimeout("nereidFade(nereidFadeObjects["+object.sourceIndex+"],"+destOp+","+rate+","+delta+")",rate);
    }
}