var timerIds = new Object;
  var opacity = new Object;
  var pause = new Object;
  
  function fadeTimer(id)
  {
  	 if(timerIds[id])
  	 {
  	 	clearTimeout(timerIds[id]);
  	 	delete timerIds[id];
  	 }
  	 
  	 pause[id] = pause[id] - 1;
  	 
  	 if(pause[id] <= 0)
  	 {
	  	 var e = document.getElementById(id);
	  	 opacity[id] = opacity[id] - 1;
	  	 e.style.opacity = opacity[id]/10;
		 e.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity=' + opacity[id]*10 + ')';
  	 }
  	 
  	 if(opacity[id] > 0)
  	 {
  	 	timerIds[id] = setTimeout("fadeTimer('"+id+"')",100);
  	 }
  }