var list;
var listitems;
var stage;
var interval;

function init_animate() {
	list = document.getElementById("animated");
	listitems = list.getElementsByTagName("li");
	stage = 1;
	var delay = 1700;
	interval = window.setInterval("animate123()", delay);
}

function deactivate_all() {
	for( var count=0; count<listitems.length; count++ ) {
		var links = listitems[count].getElementsByTagName("a");
		links[0].className = "";
	}
}

function activate123( count ) {
	var links = listitems[count-1].getElementsByTagName("a");
	links[0].className = "selected";
}

function animate123() {
	if( stage==0 ) {
		deactivate_all();
	}
	else {
		activate123( stage );
	}
	stage++;
	if( stage>3 ) {
		window.clearInterval(interval);
		stage = 0;
	}
}
YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(init_animate);