function animateFade(lastTick, eid)
	{  
	  var curTick = new Date().getTime();
	  var elapsedTicks = curTick - lastTick;
	  
	  var element = document.getElementById(eid);
	 
	  if(element.FadeTimeLeft <= elapsedTicks)
	  {
	    element.style.opacity = element.FadeState == 1 ? '1' : '0';
	    element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (element.FadeState == 1 ? '100' : '0') + ')';
	    element.FadeState = element.FadeState == 1 ? 2 : -2;
	    return;
	  }
	 
	  element.FadeTimeLeft -= elapsedTicks;
	  var newOpVal = element.FadeTimeLeft/TimeToFade;
	  if(element.FadeState == 1)
	    newOpVal = 1 - newOpVal;

	  element.style.opacity = newOpVal;
	  element.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity = ' + (newOpVal*100) + ')';
	  
	  setTimeout("animateFade(" + curTick + ",'" + eid + "')", 33);
	}