window.addEvent('domready', function() {
	start_quote_fade();
});	

start_quote_fade = function(){
	
	var quote_list = $('quote_list');
	

	
	$$('#quote_list li').each(function(quote){
			quote.setOpacity(0);
			quote.setStyle("display","none");
		});

	quote_list.getElement('li').setStyle("display","block");
	quote_list.getElement('li').setOpacity(1);
	
	var fade_and_change = function() {
		var quote_to_fade = quote_list.getElement('li');
		quote_to_fade.setOpacity(1);
		quote_to_fade.setStyle("display","block");
		var fade = new Fx.Style(quote_to_fade, 'opacity', { duration: 1500, transition: Fx.Transitions.linear, wait:false});
		fade.start(1,0).chain(
			function() {
				quote_to_fade.setStyle("display","none");
				quote_to_fade.remove()
				quote_list.adopt(quote_to_fade);
				quote_to_fade = quote_list.getElement('li');
				quote_to_fade.setStyle("display","block");
				fade = new Fx.Style(quote_to_fade, 'opacity', { duration: 1500, transition: Fx.Transitions.linear, wait:false});
				fade.start(0,1);
			});

	};

	fade_and_change.periodical(10000);

};