var newscontrol = function(){
	var tlong = 10000;
	var tshort = 1000;
	var periodical;
	var elements ;
	var i1,i2,len;
	var fx2 = function() {
		if(i1==i2) {
			elements[i1].effect.slideIn();
			i1++;
			t = tlong;
		} else {
			elements[i2].effect.slideOut();
			i2=i1;
			if(i1>=len) { i1=0; i2=0; }
			t = tshort;
		}
		$clear(periodical);	periodical = fx2.periodical(t);

	}
	if( !$('news-ticker')) return;

	$('news-start').addEvent('click', function() {
		fx2();
	});

	$('news-stop').addEvent('click', function() {
		$clear(periodical);
	});


	elements = $$('#news-ticker .news-latest');
	len = elements.length;
	i1=i2=0;
	if(len>1) {
		elements.each( function(elem,ind){ 	elem.effect = new Fx.Slide( elem,{fps:40,duration: 1000}); elem.effect.hide();	} );
		fx2();
	} else {
		elements = $$('#news-start','#news-stop');
		elements.each( function(elem,ind) { elem.effect = new Fx.Slide( elem,{fps:40,duration: 1000}); elem.effect.hide();  } );
	}
};