// JavaScript Document

var ticker = document.getElementById("newsticker").getElementsByTagName("li");
var anchors = document.getElementById("newsticker").getElementsByTagName("a");

news_item = 0;
opacity = 0;
loop = '';

for(x=0; x<ticker.length; x++) {
	ticker.item(x).style.opacity = 0;
	ticker.item(x).style.filter = "alpha(opacity=0)";
	anchors.item(x).style.filter = "alpha(opacity=10)";
}

fade();


function fade() {
	clearTimeout(loop);
	if(opacity<1) {
		opacity = opacity+0.2;
		ticker.item(news_item).style.opacity = opacity;
		ticker.item(news_item).style.filter = "alpha(opacity="+(opacity*100)+")";
		anchors.item(news_item).style.filter = "alpha(opacity="+(opacity*100)+")";
		loop = setTimeout("fade()",250);
	} else {
		interval = setInterval("move_next()",4000);
	}
}

function move_next() {
	clearInterval(interval);
	ticker.item(news_item).style.display = 'none';
	if(news_item!=(ticker.length-1)) {
		news_item++;
	} else {
		news_item = 0;
		for(x=0; x<ticker.length; x++) {
			ticker.item(x).style.display = 'block';
		}
	}
	opacity = 0;
	fade();
}