// ###################################################################
// Global Variables, to be accessed by all the functions..
   var mydate = new Date();
   var newline = '\n';
//
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//
// The below function is used to build a valid email address
// 
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function buildEmail(user, form, formName, fieldName) {
	var at = "@";
	var domain = "lafine.com.au";
		
	Email = user + at + domain;
	
	if (form == "n") {
		document.write('<a href=mailto:' + Email + '>' + Email + '</a>');
	} 
	
	if (form == "y") {
		getvalue=eval('document.'+formName+'.'+fieldName+'');
		getvalue.value = Email;
	}
		
}

//####################################################################
//
// The below function is used to set a write the date to screen
// 
//####################################################################

function date() {
		var monthname=new Array("January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December")
		document.write('sent ')
		document.write(mydate.getDate() + " ")
		document.write(monthname[mydate.getMonth()] + " ")
		document.write(mydate.getFullYear())
		
	}
	
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//
// The below function is used to set a fade on an element
// 
//####################################################################

function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) {
	//speed for each frame
	var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
	var timer = 0;

	//determine the direction for the blending, if start and end are the same nothing happens
	if(opacStart > opacEnd) {
		for(i = opacStart; i >= opacEnd; i--) {
			setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
			timer++;
		}
	} else if(opacStart < opacEnd) {
		for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++)
			{
			setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed));
			timer++;
		}
	}
}

//change the opacity for different browsers
function changeOpac(opacity, id) {
	var object = document.getElementById(id).style; 
	object.opacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100);
	object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")";
}

function shiftOpacity(id, millisec) {
	//if an element is invisible, make it visible, else make it ivisible
	if(document.getElementById(id).style.opacity == 0) {
		opacity(id, 0, 100, millisec);
	} else {
		opacity(id, 100, 0, millisec);
	}
}

function blendimage(divid, imageid, imagefile, millisec) {
	var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
	var timer = 0;
	
	//set the current image as background
	document.getElementById(divid).style.backgroundImage = "url(" + document.getElementById(imageid).src + ")";
	
	//make image transparent
	changeOpac(0, imageid);
	
	//make new image
	document.getElementById(imageid).src = imagefile;

	//fade in image
	for(i = 0; i <= 100; i++) {
		setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + imageid + "')",(timer * speed));
		timer++;
	}
}

function currentOpac(id, opacEnd, millisec) {
	//standard opacity is 100
	var currentOpac = 100;
	
	//if the element has an opacity set, get it
	if(document.getElementById(id).style.opacity < 100) {
		currentOpac = document.getElementById(id).style.opacity * 100;
	}

	//call for the function that changes the opacity
	opacity(id, currentOpac, opacEnd, millisec)
}