function ec_fade(fromColor, toColor, target, speed, doBlink)
{
	var mel = $(target);
	mel.setStyles({'background-color': fromColor });
	var fxc = new Fx.Styles(mel, {
		duration: (speed < 300 ? 300 : speed), 
		wait:false,
		onComplete: function() {
			if(doBlink) ec_fade(fromColor, toColor, target, 200, false);
		}
		});
	fxc.start({'background-color': toColor});
	
}

function ec_blink(target)
{
	var mel = $(target);
	var currentColor = mel.getStyle('background-color');
	var blinkColor = "#FF0";
	mel.setStyles({'background-color':  blinkColor });
	var fxc = new Fx.Styles(mel, {
		duration: 300, 
		wait:false
		});
	fxc.start({'background-color': currentColor});
	
}