Effect.BlindOpen = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  new Effect.BlindDown(element, {duration:.4} || {});
}

Effect.BlindClose = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  new Effect.BlindUp(element, {duration:.4} || {});
}
Effect.BlindOpenDelay = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  new Effect.BlindOpen(element, {duration:.4,delay:.8} || {});
}
Effect.BlindView = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  if(element.style.display == 'none') { new Effect.BlindOpen(element, arguments[1] || {}); }
  else { new Effect.BlindClose(element, arguments[1] || {}); }
}
LoadPic = function(element,text) {
  element = $(element);
  element.innerHTML = text;
}
ChangeDiv = function(element,text) {
  element = $(element);
  element.innerHTML = text;
}
Submit = function(element) {
  element = $(element);
  element.innerHTML = '<img src="images/submit.gif" alt="Submitting" />';
}
Effect.SliderMult = function(element,elementt) {
  val = element;
  vall = elementt;
  element = $(val);
  elementt = $(vall);
  if(element.style.display == 'none') { new Effect.BlindOpenDelay(element, arguments[1] || {}); }
  if(element.style.display !== 'none') { new Effect.BlindClose(element, arguments[1] || {}); }
  if(elementt.style.display !== 'none') { new Effect.BlindClose(elementt, arguments[1] || {}); }
}