var newsitems;
var adimages;
var curritem = 0;
var curradimage = 0;
 
// jQuery page load function
$(document).ready(function() {

    $("ul.sf-menu li.bottom").ifixpng();

    $.preloadCssImages();

    $("ul.navLeft").superfish({
        delay: 0,                            // one second delay on mouseout 
        animation: { height: 'show' },  // fade-in and slide-down animation 
        speed: 'fast',                          // faster animation speed 
        autoArrows: false,                           // disable generation of arrow mark-up 
        dropShadows: false                            // disable drop shadows
    });

    newsitems = $("div.newsHome div.newsHomeText");
    newsitems.hide().eq(curritem).show();

    adimages = $("div.partners img");
    adimages.hide().eq(curradimage).show();

    setInterval(swapNews, 4000);
    setInterval(swapImages, 5000);
});

function swapNews() {
    curritem = ++curritem % (newsitems.size());
    $("div.newsHomeText:visible").fadeOut("slow", function() {
        newsitems.eq(curritem).fadeIn("slow");
    });
}

function swapImages() {
    curradimage = ++curradimage % (adimages.size());
    $("div.partners img:visible").fadeOut("slow", function() {
        adimages.eq(curradimage).fadeIn("slow");
    });
}