Effect.OpenUp = function(element) {
	element = $(element);
	new Effect.BlindDown(element, arguments[1] || {});
}

Effect.CloseDown = function(element) {
	element = $(element);
	new Effect.BlindUp(element, arguments[1] || {});
}

Effect.BlindToggle = function(element) {
	element = $(element);
	if (element.style.display == 'none') { 
		new Effect.OpenUp(element, arguments[1] || {}); 
	}
	else { 
		new Effect.CloseDown(element, arguments[1] || {}); 
	}
}

function showFadeEffects() {
	document.getElementsByClassName('effect_appear').each(
		function (el) {
			//el.visualEffect('Appear');
			Effect.Appear(el, {duration: 2});
		}
	);	
}