var i = iScroll = 20;
var obj = null;
var iRun = 1;
var iOffset = 0;
var timeVisible = 7000;
var time1,time2;
var fade;

function init() {
	obj=document.getElementById('rss_news');
	if (obj) {
		iOffset = obj.offsetHeight;
		fade = new fx.Opacity('rss_news', {duration: 1500} );
		animate();
	}//end_if
}//end_funciton

function stop_animate() {
	iRun = 0;
	clearTimeout(time1);
	clearTimeout(time2);
	fade.clearTimer();
}//end_function

function animate() {
	if (obj && iRun) {
		time1 = setTimeout("fade.toggle();",timeVisible-1800);
		time2 = setTimeout("fade.toggle();",timeVisible);
		i = ( iOffset>(iScroll-i) ? i -= iScroll : 0 );
		obj.style.top = i+'px';
	}//end_if
	setTimeout('animate()',timeVisible);
}//end_function