nereidFadeObjects = new Object();

	nereidFadeTimers = new Object();

	function nereidFade(object, destOp, rate, delta){

		if (!document.all)

	return

		if (object != '[object]'){  //do this so I can take a string too

	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);

	}

}