var newsItem_count;
	var newsItem_interval;
	var current_newsItem = 0;
	var old_newsItem = 0;  
	



	$(document).ready(function(){
	    $('div#item2').css('display', 'block');
	    $('div#item3').css('display', 'block');	
			
		newsItem_count = $("div.newsItem").size();      
		$("div.newsItem:eq(" + current_newsItem + ")").css('top', '0px');

        newsItem_interval = setInterval(newsItem_rotate,8000);
		
		$('#news').hover(function() {
		  clearInterval(newsItem_interval);
		}, function() {
			newsItem_interval = setInterval(newsItem_rotate,8000);
			newsItem_rotate();
		});
    });

	function newsItem_rotate() {
		current_newsItem = (old_newsItem + 1) % newsItem_count;
		 
		$("div.newsItem:eq(" + old_newsItem + ")")
		.animate({top: -100},2000, function() {
		  $(this).css('top', '100px');
		});
		$("div.newsItem:eq(" + current_newsItem + ")")
		.animate({top: 0},2000);  
		old_newsItem = current_newsItem;
	
	}