I don't know CSS, but this, Using CSS for fade-in effect on page load, seems to be just fine...
http://jsbin.com/qoyudape/6/edit
note, the render stuff I did isn't necessary, you could have just as easily done it without it...
http://jsbin.com/qoyudape/8/edit
or when the item is inserted into the page, you can do time sensitive animation
App.BlinkingFooView = Em.View.extend({
didInsertElement: function(){
if(this.get('controller.b') % 2 === 0){
this.$().addClass('mod')
}
}
});