var alertEffectOptions = {duration: .5};
var alertDelay = 1000; // 1000 = 1 sec

function close_alert() {
  var alert_element = document.getElementById('uccshome_alert');	
  var uccs_container_element = document.getElementById('uccs_background');
  
  uccs_container_element.style.marginTop = '0px';
  Effect.Fade(alert_element, alertEffectOptions);
}
function show_alert() {
  var feedback_element = document.getElementById('uccshome_alert');	
  var uccs_container_element = document.getElementById('uccs_background');

  if (feedback_element) {
    Effect.Appear(feedback_element, 
      { duration: 2.0,
	    afterFinish: function(effect) {
          //feedback_element.style.position = 'fixed';
		  if (alert_uccs_margin_top) {uccs_container_element.style.marginTop = alert_uccs_margin_top;}		 
	    }
	  }
    );
  }

}

// attach event to window
if (window.addEventListener){
  window.addEventListener('load', function(){setTimeout(show_alert, alertDelay);}, false); 
} else if (window.attachEvent){
  window.attachEvent('onload', function(){setTimeout(show_alert, alertDelay);});
}
else {
  window['onload'] = function(){setTimeout(show_alert, alertDelay);};  
}