rssColorIndex = 14;
rssFadeIn = true;
rssTextIndex = 0;

  var speed = 750;//lower = faster
  var pause = 3000;

function opacity(id, opacStart, opacEnd, millisec) { 
    //speed for each frame 
    var speed = Math.round(millisec / 100); 
    var timer = 0; 

    //determine the direction for the blending, if start and end are the same nothing happens 
    if(opacStart > opacEnd) { 
        for(i = opacStart; i >= opacEnd; i--) { 
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed)); 
            timer++; 
        } 
		//wait
		setTimeout(rssChangeText,pause);

    } else if(opacStart < opacEnd) { 
        for(i = opacStart; i <= opacEnd; i++) 
            { 
            setTimeout("changeOpac(" + i + ",'" + id + "')",(timer * speed)); 
            timer++; 
        } 
    } 
} 

//change the opacity for different browsers 
function changeOpac(opacity, id) { 
    var object = document.getElementById(id).style; 
    object.opacity = (opacity / 100); 
    object.MozOpacity = (opacity / 100); 
    object.KhtmlOpacity = (opacity / 100); 
    object.filter = "alpha(opacity=" + opacity + ")"; 
}
function rssChangeText(){
  var rssTickerNode = document.getElementById ( 'rsstickercontent' );
  if (rssTickerNode)
  {
    opacity("rsstickercontent",100,0,speed);
    rssTickerNode.innerHTML = '<a id="ticker_anchor" target="_blank" href="'+ticker_data[rssTextIndex][2]+'">'+'<span>'+ticker_data[rssTextIndex][1]+'</span>'+ticker_data[rssTextIndex][0]+'</a>';
    opacity("rsstickercontent",0,100,speed); 


	rssTextIndex++;
    if(rssTextIndex > (ticker_data.length-1)){
      rssTextIndex = 0;
    }
  }
  return 1;
}

addLoadEvent(rssChangeText);