function fadequote()  {

  $('quote').fade('out');
  var xmlhttp;
  if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
    {
    // code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
    xmlhttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
  else if (window.ActiveXObject)
    {
    // code for IE6, IE5
    xmlhttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
    }
  else
    {
    alert("Your browser does not support XMLHTTP!");
    }
  xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=function()
  {
  if(xmlhttp.readyState==4)
    {
      $('quote').innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;
      $('quote').fade('hide');
      $('quote').fade('in');

    }
  }
  var randomnumber=Math.floor(Math.random()*15000)
  xmlhttp.open("GET","/quotes.php?" + randomnumber,true);
  xmlhttp.send(null);

}