function initFade()
{
  ticker = document.getElementsByClassName('ticker');
  maxLength = ticker.length;
  if(maxLength>0){
		for(i=0;i<ticker.length;i++) ticker[i].style.display = 'none';
		beginfade(0, ticker.length);
	}
}

function beginfade(i, maxLen)
{
  max=maxLen;
  prevElem = i-1;
  if(i==max) i=0;
  ticker = document.getElementsByClassName('ticker');
  Effect.Appear(ticker[i], {duration:.25});
  Effect.Fade(ticker[i], {duration:.25, delay:8});
  e=i+1;
  setTimeout('beginfade(e, max, false);',8250);
}

function addLoadEvent(func) {
  var oldonload = window.onload;
  if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
    window.onload = func;
  } else {
    window.onload = function() {
      oldonload();
      func();
    }
  }
}

addLoadEvent(initFade);