var _currentnews = 0;
var _prevnews = -1;
var _newscount = 0;

$(document).ready(function(){
	_newscount = $("#newsRefreshContent p").length;
	if (_newscount > 1) {		
		$($("#newsRefreshContent p")[_currentnews]).show();
		_prevnews = _currentnews;
		_currentnews++;
		setTimeout("_doNewsRotate()", 5000);
	} else if (_newscount == 1) {
		$($("#newsRefreshContent p")[_currentnews]).show();
	}
});

function _doNewsRotate() {
	$("#newsRefreshContenLoader").show();
	$($("#newsRefreshContent p")[_prevnews]).fadeOut("slow", function(){
		$($("#newsRefreshContent p")[_currentnews]).fadeIn("slow", function(){
			$("#newsRefreshContenLoader").hide();		
			_prevnews = _currentnews;
			_currentnews++;
			
			if (_currentnews == _newscount) {
				_currentnews = 0;			
			}	
			setTimeout("_doNewsRotate()", 5000);		
		});
	});	
}