function loadurl(dest,element,onloadf) {
$('#' + element).fadeTo('slow', 0.5).load(dest).fadeTo('slow', 1);
}

function refresher(url,element,sec){
setTimeout("refresh('" + url + "','" + element + "','" + sec + "')",sec);
}

function refresh(url,element,sec){
loadurl(url,element,'no');
setTimeout("refresh('" + url + "','" + element + "','" + sec + "')",sec);
}