window.addEvent('domready', function() {

    //time to implement fancy show / hide  
    Element.implement({  
        //implement show  
        fancyShow: function() {  
            this.fade('in');  
        },  
        //implement hide  
        fancyHide: function() {  
            this.fade('out');  
        }  
    }); 

	
		$('newsbannertext1').fancyShow();
	
		$('newsbannertext2').fancyHide();
	
		$('newsbannertext3').fancyHide();
	
		$('newsbannertext4').fancyHide();
	
		$('newsbannertext5').fancyHide();
	
		$('newsbannertext6').fancyHide();
	

	setTimeout("$('newsbanner').fancyShow();",500);

});


x=2;
z=6;
function swapNews() { 
	for(y=1; y<=z; y++) {
		if (x == y) {
			$('newsbannertext' + y).fancyShow();
		} else {
			$('newsbannertext' + y).fancyHide();
		}
	}
	if (x==z) { x = 1; } else { x = x + 1; }
	setTimeout("swapNews();", 8000);
}
setTimeout("swapNews();", 8000);