function toggleDisplay(id){
	 /*check the element exists and can be accessed*/
	   if(document.getElementById && document.getElementById(id)){   
		   var ele = document.getElementById(id); 
		   if(ele.style.display!="none"){   
			   ele.style.display="none";       
		   }else{
			   ele.style.display="block";     
		   }
	   }
	}
function initImage() {
  imageId = 'laphoto';
  image = document.getElementById(imageId);
  setOpacity(image, 0);
  image.style.visibility = 'visible';
  fadeIn(imageId,0);
}
function setOpacity(obj, opacity) {
  opacity = (opacity == 100)?99.999:opacity;
  // IE/Win
  obj.style.filter = "alpha(opacity:"+opacity+")";
  
  // Safari<1.2, Konqueror
  obj.style.KHTMLOpacity = opacity/100;
  
  // Older Mozilla and Firefox
  obj.style.MozOpacity = opacity/100;
  
  // Safari 1.2, newer Firefox and Mozilla, CSS3
  obj.style.opacity = opacity/100;
}
function fadeIn(objId,opacity) {
  if (document.getElementById) {
    obj = document.getElementById(objId);
    if (opacity <= 100) {
      setOpacity(obj, opacity);
      opacity += 10;
      window.setTimeout("fadeIn('"+objId+"',"+opacity+")", 100);
    }
  }
}