var quoteUpdateInterval = 30000;
var timeout;

Event.observe(
	window, 'load', function() {
		Event.observe('zitat', 'click', nextQuote);
		// timeout = window.setTimeout('nextQuote();', quoteUpdateInterval);
		countdown();
	}
);

function nextQuote() {
	// window.clearTimeout(timeout);
	$('zitat').style.backgroundImage = '';
	Element.addClassName('zitat', 'loading');
	new Ajax.Updater('zitat', '/ajax-zitat.html', { onComplete: function() { 
		Element.removeClassName('zitat', 'loading'); 
		if(fadeCite) new Effect.Highlight($('zitat'), { duration: 2.0, startcolor: '#dceadc', restorecolor: '#ffffff' }); 
		// timeout = window.setTimeout('nextQuote();', quoteUpdateInterval); 
	} } );
}