var timer;

function setTimer(){
    timer = window.setInterval(timed_moveleft, 8000);
}

function unsetTimer(){
    clearInterval(timer);
}

function init_newsTicker() {
    $(".passnews:eq(0)").show();
pauseflag=0;
i=0;
flag=0;
news_count=$(".passnews").size();
i_old=news_count;
setTimer();

/*
	$("#lclick").click(function(){
        clearTimeout(timer);
        $("#lclick").unbind('click');
	moveleft();


	});

	$("#rclick").click(function(){
         clearTimeout(timer);
	 $("#rclick").unbind('click');
         moveright();


	});
*/
$(".newsPicker").mouseenter(function(){unsetTimer();});
$(".newsPicker").mouseleave(function(){timed_moveleft();});
}

function moveleft(){


	 i_old=i;
	 i=i+1;
	 if(i==news_count)
	 i=0;
	 $(".passnews:eq("+i_old+")").fadeOut("2000",function(){$(".passnews:eq("+i+")").fadeIn("2000",function(){
								});});
}

function moveright()
{
i_old=i;
	 i=i-1;
	 if(i==-1 || i==-2)
	 i=news_count-1;

	  $(".passnews:eq("+i_old+")").fadeOut("2000",function(){$(".passnews:eq("+i+")").fadeIn("2000",function(){
											$("#rclick").bind('click',function(){
											moveright();
											clearTimeout(timer);
        										$("#rclick").unbind('click');timed_moveleft();
 											});
													});});
}

function timed_moveleft(){
    moveleft();    
}