var scrollTimer;
var currentItem = 0;
var moveSize = 70;
var fxOptions = {duration: 1000, fps: 100, transition: 'bounce:out'};

function nextItem()
{
	var newItem = currentItem + 1;
	var arrItems = $$('#sidenews .item');
	if (newItem==(arrItems.length))
	{
		newItem = 0;
	}
	gotoItem(newItem);
}
function gotoItem(index)
{
	var arrItems = $$('#sidenews .item');

	//Prepare new item
	arrItems[index].setStyle('top', (moveSize*2));
	// FX current item
	
	var  myFX1 = new Fx.Tween(arrItems[currentItem], fxOptions);
	myFX1.start('top', moveSize, 0);
	arrItems[currentItem].fade('out');
	
	// FX new item
	var  myFX2 = new Fx.Tween(arrItems[index], fxOptions);
	arrItems[index].fade('hide');
	myFX2.start('top', (moveSize*2), moveSize);
	arrItems[index].fade('in');

	// Finish up
	currentItem = index;
}
function stopSlider()
{
	$clear(scrollTimer);
}
window.addEvent('domready', function(){
	if ($('sidenews'))
	{
		var arrItems = $$('#sidenews .item');
		if (arrItems.length>1)
		{
			scrollTimer = nextItem.periodical(6000);
		} 
		
			arrItems.each(function(item, index)
			{
				item.fade('hide');
			});
		
			window.addEvent('load', function(){
				if ($('sidenews'))
				{
					var arrItems = $$('#sidenews .item');
					arrItems[0].setStyle('top', moveSize);
					arrItems[0].fade('hide');
					arrItems[0].fade('in');
				}
			});
	}
});