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); 
} 
}