function showurl(url)
  {
   location = url;
  }

  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);
  }
  }