var $j = jQuery.noConflict(); 

$j(document).ready(function() {
		
	var currentNews = 1
	
	$j(".newsItem img").hide();
	switchNews(currentNews);
		
	var newsCount = 1;
	$j("#newsItems div.newsItem").each(function() {	
		$j(this).attr("id", "news" + newsCount);
		newsCount += 1;
	});
	var newsCount = 1;
	$j(".newsNavItem a").each(function() {	
		if ($j(this).attr("href") != "#") {
			$j(this).attr("class", "newsShow" + newsCount);
			newsCount += 1;
		}
	});
	
	$j(".newsNavItem a").click(function() {
		var showNews = $j(this).attr('class');
		showNews = showNews.replace("newsShow", "");
		switchNews(showNews);
		clearInterval(refreshNews);	 
		return false;
	});
	
	var refreshNews = setInterval(function() {
		currentNews += 1
		if (currentNews > 5)
			currentNews = 1
		switchNews(currentNews);
	}, 5000);	
	
	function switchNews(newsNumber) {
		$j(".newsItem").hide();
		var newsImageSrc = $j("#news" + newsNumber +" img").attr("src");
		$j("#newscontainer").attr("style", "background-image:url('" + newsImageSrc + "')")
		$j("#news" + newsNumber).show();
	}	
	
});