var is_fading = false;

function changeText(obj, ntext)
{
	if (is_fading) return;
	is_fading = true;
	/*
	
	obj = $(obj);
	obj.animate({opacity:0},700).fadeOut('slow', function()
	{
		obj.html(ntext);
		obj.animate({opacity:1}, 700).fadeIn('slow', function()
		{
			is_fading = false;
		});
	}
	);
	*/
	
	obj = $(obj);
	obj.css('position','relative');
	obj.animate({opacity:0,top:-20},700).fadeOut('slow', function()
	{
		obj.html(ntext);
		obj.animate({opacity:1,top:0}, 700).fadeIn('slow', function()
		{
			is_fading = false;
		});
	});
}


function getTickerData(url, tck, f)
{
	$.get(url, function(data)
	{
		f(tck, data);
	});
}