var submenuopend = false;
var time = 250;
var running = false;

function submenuopen(id)
{	
	if(running)
		return;
	
	running = true;
	
	if(submenuopend == id)
	{
		$('#submenu'+submenuopend).fadeOut(time, function() { running = false;});		
		o('a'+submenuopend).className = "";
		submenuopend = false;
		return;
	}
	
	if(submenuopend)
	{
		$('#submenu'+submenuopend).fadeOut(time);
		o('a'+submenuopend).className = "";
	}
	
	$('#submenu'+id).fadeIn(time, function() { running = false;});
	o('a'+id).className = "sel";
	
	submenuopend = id;	
}

function o(id)
{
	return document.getElementById(id);
}

var numnews = 1;
var newsel = 1;
var time = 800;
var timeout = 8000;

function news_switch()
{
	next = newsel + 1;
	if(next > numnews)
		next = 1;
		
	$('#new_'+newsel).hide(time);
	
	$('#new_'+next).fadeIn(time,function(){ newsel = next;});
	
	
}

setInterval('news_switch()',timeout);