var x;
	var hex = 0;
	
	function startIt(){	
		calc();	
		lTimer = setInterval("calc()", 7000);
	}
	
	function calc(){
		x = Math.round(Math.random()*7);
		fadeOut();

	}
	
	function fadeOut(){
		hex += 11;
		if(hex < 255){
			document.getElementById('dykFact').style.color="rgb("+hex+","+hex+","+hex+")";			
			setTimeout("fadeOut()",30); 
		}
		else{
			switchText();
			fadeIn();
		}
	}
	
	function fadeIn(){
		hex -= 11;
		if(hex > 0){
			document.getElementById('dykFact').style.color="rgb("+hex+","+hex+","+hex+")";
			setTimeout("fadeIn()",30); 
		}
	}
	
	function switchText(){
		if (x == 1){
			document.getElementById('dykFact').innerHTML = "The Sudanese government, along with a militia group called “Janjaweed” are responsible for this widespread killing, raping, assault, and village destruction.";
		}
		else if (x == 2){ 
			document.getElementById('dykFact').innerHTML = "The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, has called the Darfur Conflict “the largest and most complex humanitarian problem on the globe.”";
		}
		else if (x == 3){
			document.getElementById('dykFact').innerHTML = "Though they claim to not support the Janjaweed, the Sudanese government has provided money and assistance to the militia group responsible for massacring ethnic groups in Darfur.";
		}
		else if(x == 4){
			document.getElementById('dykFact').innerHTML = "Although most non-government organizations say that 200,000 to 400,000 people have been killed in Darfur, the Sudanese government claims that only about 9,000 have died.";
		}
		else if(x == 5){
			document.getElementById('dykFact').innerHTML = "More than 2 million innocent people have been forced from their homes due to the Darfur Conflict.";
		}
		else if(x == 6){
			document.getElementById('dykFact').innerHTML = "Over 3.5 million people rely entirely on international aid in order to survive.";
		}
		else if(x == 7){
			document.getElementById('dykFact').innerHTML = "According to a World Food Program, over 355,000 people in the Darfur region have been cut off from food aid.";
		}
	}