// JavaScript Document
// this array consists of the id attributes of the divs we wish to alternate between
var divs_to_fade = new Array('nt1', 'nt2', 'nt3', 'nt4');

// the starting index in the above array.  It should be set to the value of the div which doesn't have the CSS Display property set to "none"
var i = 0;

// the number of milliseconds between swaps.  Default is five seconds.
var wait = 5000;


function spinnews()
{
	Effect.Fade(divs_to_fade[i], { duration:1, from:1.0, to:0.0 });
	i++;
	if (i == 4) i = 0;
	Effect.Appear(divs_to_fade[i], { duration:1, from:0.0, to:1.0 });
}

// the onload event handler that starts the fading.
function startPage() {
	setInterval('spinnews()',wait);
}