var delay = 6000;
	var start_frame = 0;
	
	function init() {
	  if( $('news-list')){
	    var lis = $('news-list').getElementsByTagName('li');
	       
	    for( i=0; i < lis.length; i++){
	      if(i!=0){
	        lis[i].style.display = 'none';
	      }
	    }
	    end_frame = lis.length -1;
	     
	    start_slideshow(start_frame, end_frame, delay, lis); 
	  }
	}
	
	function start_slideshow(start_frame, end_frame, delay, lis) {
	  setTimeout(fadeInOut(start_frame,start_frame,end_frame, delay, lis), delay);
	}
	
	
	function fadeInOut(frame, start_frame, end_frame, delay, lis) {
	  return (function() {
	    lis = $('news-list').getElementsByTagName('li');
	    Effect.Fade(lis[frame]);
	    if (frame == end_frame) { frame = start_frame; } else { frame++; }
	      lisAppear = lis[frame];
	      setTimeout("Effect.Appear(lisAppear);", 0);
	      setTimeout(fadeInOut(frame, start_frame, end_frame, delay), delay + 1850);
	    }); 
  }
	
	
	Event.observe(window, 'load', init, false);