	function blendImage(divid, millisec, pos) {

	    var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100);
	    var timer = 0;

	    //set the current image as background
	    document.getElementById(divid).style.backgroundImage = "url('" + document.getElementById("imgSplash").src + "')";

	    //make image transparent
	    changeOpac(0, "imgSplash");

	    //make new image
	    var newImage = "upload/splash" + pos + ".jpg";
	    document.images.imgSplash.src = newImage;

	    //fade in image
	    for(i = 0; i <= 100; i++) {

	        setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'imgSplash')",(timer * speed));
	        timer++;

	    }

	}

	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 + ")";

	}