    function blinkIt() {
        if (!document.all){
            return;
        } else {
            for(i=0; i < document.all.tags('blink').length; i++){
                s = document.all.tags('blink')[i];
                s.style.visibility = (s.style.visibility == 'visible') ? 'hidden' : 'visible';
            }
        }
    }
    
    var EffectImages = new Array();
    function EffectStart(){
        var e = $('effect');
        if (e != undefined) {
            var j = 0;
            for (var i = 0 ; i < e.childNodes.length ; i++){
                if (e.childNodes[i].className && e.childNodes[i].className.indexOf('effect_item') != -1) {
                    e.childNodes[i].style.zIndex = j+1;
                    e.childNodes[i].style.visibility = 'visible';
                    EffectImages[j] = e.childNodes[i];
                    j++;
                }
            }
            EffectImage(EffectImages.length-1);
        }
    
    }
    
    function EffectImage(imageIdx){
        if (imageIdx < 0){
            imageIdx = EffectImages.length-1;
        }
        EffectImageFade(imageIdx);
    }
    
    function EffectImageFade(imageIdx){
        new Effect.Opacity(
            EffectImages[imageIdx],
            {
                'duration':2,
                'from':1,
                'to':0,
                'afterFinish':function () {
                    for (var i = 0 ; i < EffectImages.length ; i++){
                        EffectImages[i].style.zIndex++;
                    }
                   	
                   	EffectImages[imageIdx].style.zIndex = 1;
                    new Effect.Opacity(EffectImages[imageIdx],{'from':1,'to':1,'duration':0});
                    window.setTimeout(
                        function() {
                            EffectImage(imageIdx-1);
                        },
                        3000
                    );
                }
            }
        );
    }
    
    function StartEfects(){
        window.setTimeout(EffectStart,0);
        setInterval('blinkIt()',1000);
    }
    
    addLoadEvent(StartEfects);

