var timeGap = 8; //seconds - change this value to increase/decrease pause between items
currNewsId = null;

function switchNews(){
	newsItems = $('ticker_items').getElementsByTagName("li");
	if(currNewsId == null){
		currNewsId = 0;
		showNewsItem(newsItems[currNewsId].id,0);
	}else{
		hideNewsItem(newsItems[currNewsId].id);
		if(currNewsId == (newsItems.length-1)){
			currNewsId = 0;
		}else{
			currNewsId = currNewsId + 1;
		}
		showNewsItem(newsItems[currNewsId].id,1);
	}
	newsTimer = setTimeout(switchNews,(timeGap*1000));
}

function showNewsItem(id,d){
	Effect.Appear($(id),{duration: 1, from: 0, to: 1,delay:d});
}

function hideNewsItem(id){
	Effect.Fade($(id),{duration: 1, from: 1, to: 0});
}
//if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload", switchTicker);