var visibleNews = 0;

onload = function startNews() {
	n = document.getElementById("news").childNodes.length;
	if(!document.all || window.opera) n = Math.round(n/2) - 1;
	
	for(i=0;i<n;i++) {
		if (i!=visibleNews) document.getElementById("nid"+i).style.display = "none";	
		else document.getElementById("nid"+i).style.display = "block";
	}
	document.getElementById("news").style.display = "block";
	setInterval("cycleNews()", 5000);
}

function cycleNews() {
	n = document.getElementById("news").childNodes.length;
	if(!document.all || window.opera) n = Math.round(n/2) - 1;
	

	for(i=0;i<n;i++) {
		if (i!=visibleNews) document.getElementById("nid"+i).style.display = "none";	
		else document.getElementById("nid"+i).style.display = "block";
	}
	visibleNews = (visibleNews + 1)%n;
}