// ################
// #### NEWS TEASER
// ################

var news_item = 1;
var_total_news_items = 0;
function reset_news_teaser(n) {
  total_news_items = n;
  new Effect.Fade('news_item_'+news_item,{duration: .5, afterFinish:function(){show_news('success');}});
}

function show_news(s) {
   if (s == 'success') {
    if (news_item < total_news_items) {
      news_item = news_item + 1;
    } else if(news_item == total_news_items) {
      news_item = 1;
    }

    Effect.Appear('news_item_'+news_item, {duration: .5});
   }
}