function getNewPictures() {
	if (document.domain=='www.biani.unige.ch') {
		var documentDomain='www.biani.unige.ch/msg/';
	} else {
		var documentDomain='www.unige.ch/sciences/biologie/biani/msg/';
	}
	var url = 'http://'+documentDomain+'scripts/ajax/index/getNewPictures.php';
	new Ajax.PeriodicalUpdater('pictureBadge',
     	url, {
              frequency: 6,
              onSuccess: function() {
                        Effect.Appear('pictureBadge', { duration: 1.0 });
					setTimeout("Effect.Fade('pictureBadge', { duration: 1.0 });", 5000);
              }
        }
  );
}