function setupFadeLinks() {
   arrFadeLinks[0]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923123326.ezra96sr.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[0]="Nine killed in Finnish school shooting"; 
arrFadeLinks[1]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923130307.3l52yyny.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[1]="South African cabinet members resign: presidency"; 
arrFadeLinks[2]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923122950.gxouevwy.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[2]="Georgia claims downing of Russian drone"; 
arrFadeLinks[3]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923131501.mifmizl8.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[3]="US in dire peril if Congress dithers on debt rescue, Paulson warns"; 
arrFadeLinks[4]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923132045.nih9rmt2.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[4]="China says dairy firm knew of toxic milk for months"; 
arrFadeLinks[5]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923040615.xjo9pu9n.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[5]="WHO says nearly 2 billion at risk from dengue in Asia"; 
arrFadeLinks[6]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923051126.crd2aa7j.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[6]="Washington, not just Wall Street, bankrupt: Obama"; 
arrFadeLinks[7]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923104429.llr3yrkk.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[7]="World stocks tumble on US rescue doubts, oil price spike"; 
arrFadeLinks[8]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923104052.2i0phleh.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[8]="Sheffield United claim tribunal success on Tevez saga"; 
arrFadeLinks[9]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923055406.5gaa5ddi.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[9]="Hamilton says Formula One world championship not on his mind"; 
arrFadeLinks[10]="/Current_News/NST/AfpNews/080923025211.byg93rfz.txt/afp"; 
arrFadeTitles[10]="Simpson knew guns used in raid: witness"; 
 
}
// You can also play with these variables to control fade speed, fade color, and how fast the colors jump.

var m_FadeOut = 255;
var m_FadeIn=255;
var m_Fade = 0;
var m_FadeStep = 3;
var m_FadeWait = 2000;
var m_bFadeOut = true;

var m_iFadeInterval;

window.onload = Fadewl;

var arrFadeLinks;
var arrFadeTitles;
var arrFadeCursor = 0;
var arrFadeMax;

function Fadewl() {
  m_iFadeInterval = setInterval(fade_ontimer, 3);
  arrFadeLinks = new Array();
  arrFadeTitles = new Array();
  setupFadeLinks();
  arrFadeMax = arrFadeLinks.length-1;
  setFadeLink();
}

function setFadeLink() {
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  ilink.href = arrFadeLinks[arrFadeCursor];
}

function fade_ontimer() {
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    if (m_Fade>m_FadeOut) {
      arrFadeCursor++;
      if (arrFadeCursor>arrFadeMax)
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      setFadeLink();
      m_bFadeOut = false;
    }
  } else {
    m_Fade-=m_FadeStep;
    if (m_Fade<m_FadeIn) {
      clearInterval(m_iFadeInterval);
      setTimeout(Faderesume, m_FadeWait);
      m_bFadeOut=true;
    }
  }
  var ilink = document.getElementById("fade_link");
  if ((m_Fade<m_FadeOut)&&(m_Fade>m_FadeIn))
    ilink.style.color = "#" + ToHex(m_Fade);
}

function Faderesume() {
  m_iFadeInterval = setInterval(fade_ontimer, 10);
}

function ToHex(strValue) {
  try {
    var result= (parseInt(strValue).toString(16));

    while (result.length !=2)
            result= ("0" +result);
    result = result + result + result;
    return result.toUpperCase();
  }
  catch(e)
  {
  }
}