function init_ticker(o,start_frame, delay) 
{
	if ($(o)) 
	{
			var lis = $(o).getElementsByTagName('li');
			for( i=0; i < lis.length; i++){
				if(i!=0){
					lis[i].style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
			var end_frame = lis.length -1;
			start_slideshow(o, start_frame, end_frame, delay, lis);
	}	
}

function start_slideshow(o, start_frame, end_frame, delay, lis) 
{
	setTimeout(fadeInOut(o, start_frame, start_frame, end_frame, delay, lis), delay);
}

function fadeInOut(o, frame, start_frame, end_frame, delay, lis) 
{
	return (function() {
		lis = $(o).getElementsByTagName('li');
		Effect.Fade(lis[frame]);
		if (frame == end_frame) { frame = start_frame; } else { frame++; }
		lisAppear = lis[frame];
		setTimeout("Effect.Appear(lisAppear);", 0);
		setTimeout(fadeInOut(o, frame, start_frame, end_frame, delay), delay);
	})	
}