var rr_newsticker_contents;
var rr_newsticker_shower;
var rr_newsticker_fader;
var rr_newsticker_opacity = 100;
var rr_current_news = 0;


function startFade() {
    rr_newsticker_opacity -= 10;
    rr_newsticker_fader.style.opacity = rr_newsticker_opacity/100;
    rr_newsticker_fader.style.filter = 'Alpha(opacity='+rr_newsticker_opacity+')';
    if (rr_newsticker_opacity>0) {
	 window.setTimeout("startFade()", 50);
    } else {
	rr_current_news++;
	if (rr_current_news>rr_newsticker_contents.length-1) rr_current_news=0;
	rr_newsticker_fader.innerHTML=rr_newsticker_shower.innerHTML;
	rr_newsticker_fader.style.opacity="1";
	rr_newsticker_fader.style.filter = 'Alpha(opacity=100)';
	rr_newsticker_shower.innerHTML=rr_newsticker_contents[rr_current_news].innerHTML;
	rr_newsticker_opacity=100;
	window.setTimeout("startFade()", 3000);
    }

    
}

function  initNewsticker () {
    if (rr_newsticker_contents=document.getElementById('newsticker_content') == null) return '';
    rr_newsticker_contents=document.getElementById('newsticker_content').getElementsByTagName('div');
    rr_newsticker_shower=document.getElementById('newsticker_shower');
    rr_newsticker_fader=document.getElementById('newsticker_fader');

     /*i=0;
     rr_newsticker_contents=new Array()
     while (document.getElementsByName('newsticker_content')[i]!=null) {
 	rr_newsticker_contents[i]=document.getElementsByName('newsticker_content')[i];
 	i++;
     }*/

    window.setTimeout("newstickerPageLoad()", 2000);
}

function newstickerPageLoad(){
    //rr_newsticker_shower.innerHTML=rr_newsticker_contents[0].innerHTML;

    startFade();
}