function pleaseWait(thisString, thisImage) { 
    document.getElementById('PleaseWaitText').innerHTML = thisString;
    document.getElementById('PleaseWaitImage').src = thisImage;

    var speed = Math.round(200 / 100); 
    var timer = 0; 
     
    //set the current image as background 
     
    changeOpac(100, 'Container'); 
    //fade in image 
    for(i = 100; i > 20; i--) { 
        setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'Container')",(timer * speed)); 
        timer++; 
    } 
    timer++; 

	document.getElementById('PleaseWait').style.visibility = 'visible';

    setTimeout("flashSign('"+thisString+"')",(timer * speed)); 

	
}

function flashSign(thisSign) {

	if (document.getElementById('PleaseWaitText').style.visibility == 'visible') {
		document.getElementById('PleaseWaitText').style.visibility = 'hidden';
    } else {
		document.getElementById('PleaseWaitText').style.visibility = 'visible';
    }
	setTimeout("flashSign('"+thisSign+"')", 500); 
}