blink(0.6);

function blink(speed)
{
if (speed) {
setInterval("blink()", speed*1000)
return;
}
var blink = document.getElementById('news_ticker').getElementsByTagName("em")
for (var i=0; i<blink.length; i++)
blink[i].style.visibility = blink[i].style.visibility == "" ? "hidden" : ""
}