diff --git a/tracks/app/views/layouts/standard.rhtml b/tracks/app/views/layouts/standard.rhtml
index 52169707..002f4976 100644
--- a/tracks/app/views/layouts/standard.rhtml
+++ b/tracks/app/views/layouts/standard.rhtml
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
   <% if @count %>
     <span id="badge_count" class="badge"><%= @count %></span>
   <% end %>
-  <%= Time.now.strftime("%A, %d %B %Y") %></h1>
+  <%= Time.now.strftime("%A, %d %B %Y") %> <%= image_tag("spinner.gif", :size => "16X16", :border => 0, :id => 'busy', :style => 'display:none' ) %>
+  </h1>
 </div>
 <div id="navcontainer">
 <ul id="navlist">
diff --git a/tracks/public/images/spinner.gif b/tracks/public/images/spinner.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9a08feb7
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diff --git a/tracks/public/javascripts/application.js b/tracks/public/javascripts/application.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..87348d4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tracks/public/javascripts/application.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Ajax.Responders.register({
+  onCreate: function() {
+    if($('busy') && Ajax.activeRequestCount>0)
+      Effect.Appear('busy',{duration:0.5,queue:'end'});
+  },
+  onComplete: function() {
+    if($('busy') && Ajax.activeRequestCount==0)
+      Element.hide('busy');
+  }
+});
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