var vNextItem	= 1;
var vTimeOut	= 5000;
var vCaller		= null;
var vInProgress	= false;
$(window).load(function(){
	$(".newsslideshow_nav ul li.current span").fadeIn('fast');
	vCaller = setTimeout('newsSlideShowItem()', vTimeOut); 
});

function newsSlideShowItem(itemNumber) {
	
	if(!vInProgress) {
		
		vInProgress = true;
		
		clearTimeout(vCaller);
		
		if(itemNumber == undefined) itemNumber = vNextItem;
		
		$(".newsslideshow_nav ul li.current span").fadeOut('fast', function() {
			$(this).parent().removeClass("current");
		});	
		$("div.newsslideshow_nav ul li:nth-child(" + (itemNumber + 1) + ")").addClass("current");
		$("div.newsslideshow_nav ul li:nth-child(" + (itemNumber + 1) + ") span").fadeIn('fast');
		
		
		$("div.newsslideshow_item_current div.newsslideshow_item_imagetitle").animate({marginTop: '330px'}, '100', function() {
			$("div.newsslideshow_item_current").fadeOut('slow', function() {
				$("div.newsslideshow_item_current").removeClass("newsslideshow_item_current");
			});
			$("div.newsslideshow_item:nth-child(" + (itemNumber + 1) + ")").fadeIn('slow', function() {
				$("div.newsslideshow_item:nth-child(" + (itemNumber + 1) + ")").find("div.newsslideshow_item_imagetitle").animate({marginTop: '265px'}, '100', function() {
					$("div.newsslideshow_item:nth-child(" + (itemNumber + 1) + ")").addClass("newsslideshow_item_current");
					vInProgress = false;
				});
			})
		});
		vNextItem = itemNumber + 1;
		if(vNextItem >= $("div.newsslideshow_item").length) {
			vNextItem = 0;
		}
		
		vCaller = setTimeout('newsSlideShowItem()', vTimeOut);
	}
}