var newsitems;
var curritem=0; 
$(document).ready(function(){
	
	newsitems = $("#ticker .newsItem").hide("fast").size();
   $("#ticker .newsItem:eq("+curritem+")").show("fast");
   setInterval(ticknews,7000); //time in milliseconds 
	
});
function ticknews() {
    $("#ticker .newsItem:eq("+curritem+")").hide();
    curritem = ++curritem%newsitems;
    $("#ticker .newsItem:eq("+curritem+")").fadeIn("slow");
}
function subGroupInfo(subgroup_id){		
		if ($("#subgroup"+subgroup_id).css("display") == "none"){
			$("#subgroup"+subgroup_id).show("slow");
		}else{
			$("#subgroup"+subgroup_id).hide("slow");
		}	
	}