function Fade(id){
	var source = document.getElementById(id);
	if(!source || source.nodeName.toLowerCase()!="ul"){
		return;
	}
	
	var throb = document.getElementById("throbber");
	
	var _c = document.createElement("div");
	_c.id = id+"_fader";
	var _c2 = document.createElement("div");
	_c2.id = id+"_fader2";
	_c.appendChild(_c2);
	var _c1 = document.createElement("div");
	_c1.id = id+"_fader1";
	_c.appendChild(_c1)
	
	throb.style.display = "none";
	source.parentNode.insertBefore(_c,source);
	
	var items = source.getElementsByTagName("li");
	if(items.length>0){
		_c._items = items;
		_c._position = 0;
		_GoFader(id);
	}
	
}
function _GoFader(id){
	// scroll timeout in seconds
	var FadeTimeout = 4;
	// scroll speed (1-5)
	var FadeSpeed = 5.5;
	
	var faderUL = document.getElementById(id);
	var fader = document.getElementById(id+"_fader");
	
	fader.timeOut = FadeTimeout*1000;
	fader.speed = Math.round((6-FadeSpeed)*100);
	
	var current = document.getElementById(id+"_fader1");
	var next = document.getElementById(id+"_fader2");
	
	var cp = parseInt(fader._position);
	var np = (cp==parseInt(fader._items.length)-1)?0:cp+1;
	current.innerHTML = fader._items[cp].innerHTML;
	next.innerHTML = fader._items[np].innerHTML;
	fader._to = setTimeout("_Fade('"+id+"')",fader.timeOut);
}
var i=0;
function _Fade(id){
	var faderUL = document.getElementById(id);
	var fader = document.getElementById(id+"_fader");
	var current = document.getElementById(id+"_fader1");
	var next = document.getElementById(id+"_fader2");
	i++;
	var _op = getNewsOpacity(current);
	if(_op>0.05){
		setNewsOpacity(current,_op-0.1);
		//current.style.marginTop = (mt-Math.round(diff/2))+"px";
		fader._to = setTimeout("_Fade('"+id+"')",fader.speed);
	}else{
		current.innerHTML = next.innerHTML;
		setNewsOpacity(current,1);
		
		fader._position = (fader._position==(fader._items.length-1))?0:fader._position+1;
		next.innerHTML = fader._items[fader._position].innerHTML;
		clearTimeout(fader._to);
		setTimeout("_GoFader('"+id+"')",fader.timeOut); 
	}
}
function getNewsOpacity(obj){
	var ret = 1;
	var appName = navigator.appName.toLowerCase();
	if(appName.indexOf("microsoft")>=0){
		if(obj.style.filter.length){
			var tmp = obj.style.filter;
			//tmp = tmp.replace(/[\(\)]/g,"");
			tmp = tmp.split(/opacity=/,2);
			ret = parseInt(tmp[1]);
			ret = ret/100;
		}
	}else{
		if(parseFloat(obj.style.MozOpacity)>=0){
			ret = parseFloat(obj.style.MozOpacity);
		}
	}
	return ret;
}
function setNewsOpacity(obj,op){
	var appName = navigator.appName.toLowerCase();
	if(appName.indexOf("microsoft")>=0){
		obj.style.filter = "alpha(opacity="+(op*100)+")";
	}else{
		obj.style.MozOpacity = op;
	}
}