/**
 * Handle the ajax and effects for the featured ads
 */
var featured_ad = null;
var featured_ad_time_delay = 8000;

$(function(){
	if( featured_ad = $('#featured_ad')) featured_loadNext(true);
});

function featured_loadNext(noEffects) {
	$.ajax({
		url:root+'features/get/',
		success:function(reply){
			if( noEffects ) featured_ad.html(reply);
			else {
				featured_ad.fadeOut('slow',function(){
					featured_ad.html(reply);
					featured_ad.fadeIn('slow');
				});
			}
		},
		complete:function(){
			setTimeout(featured_loadNext,featured_ad_time_delay);
		}
	});
}