Event.observe(window,"load",function()
{
	var wait = 15000;
	var news_index = $$('.news_item').length - 1;
	var news_current = 0;
	$('news_container').setStyle({ width: 449*(news_index+2) + 'px' });
	play = setInterval('news_slider('+ news_current +', '+ news_index +')',wait);
});

function news_slider(news_current, news_index) {
	
	new Effect.Morph(
			$('news_container'),
			{
				style: 'margin-left: -449px',
				duration: 0.8,
				afterFinish: function() { 
											$('news_container').setStyle({marginLeft:0});
											var clone = $$('.news_item')[0].cloneNode(true);
											Element.insert($('news_container'), { 'bottom': clone });
											$$('.news_item')[0].remove();
										}
			});
}