//variables
	fadenews_items=0;					//items in the list
	fadenews_current=0;					//current item
	fadenews_titles=new Array();		//array of titles
	fadenews_urls=new Array();			//array of urls
	
	//statics

	fadenews_fadetime=500; 				//how long it takes to fade in milliseconds.
	fadenews_waittime=5000; 			//how long to wait on a url in milliseconds.

	function fadenews_changeItem(){
		$("#newsreel_link").attr("href",fadenews_urls[fadenews_current]);
		$("#newsreel_link").html(fadenews_titles[fadenews_current]);
		 if (fadenews_urls[fadenews_current].length > 1) { 
			//alert(fadenews_urls[fadenews_current].length);
			document.getElementById("newsreel_link").className = "nrlk_hilite"; 
			document.getElementById("newsreel_link").title = "Click for more...";
			document.getElementById("newsreel_link").target = "_blank";
		 } else { 
		 	document.getElementById("newsreel_link").className = "nrlk_white"; 
			document.getElementById("newsreel_link").title = "";
			document.getElementById("newsreel_link").target = "_self";
		 };

		// fade out
		//$("#newsreel_link").fadeTo(fadenews_fadetime,1).fadeTo(fadenews_waittime,1).fadeTo(fadenews_fadetime,0.01,fadenews_changeItem);
		
		// roll out
		$("#newsreel_link").animate({top:"0"},fadenews_fadetime).fadeTo(fadenews_waittime,1).animate({ top: "-25"},fadenews_fadetime).animate({top: "25"},0,null,fadenews_changeItem);
		fadenews_current++;
		 if(fadenews_current>=fadenews_items)
			fadenews_current=0;	
	}
	
	$(document).ready(function(){
			$.ajax({ url: fadenews_xml, success: function(data) {
			  	$(data).find("item").each(function()
			 	 {
					fadenews_items++;
					fadenews_titles[$(this).attr("position")]=$(this).find("title").text();
					fadenews_urls[$(this).attr("position")]=$(this).find("url").text();
					
				 });
				 //$("#newsreel_link").fadeTo(fadenews_fadetime,0.01,fadenews_changeItem);
				 fadenews_changeItem();
		 		}		
		});
	});