var currentNews = 0;
var holdNews = false;
$(document).ready( function(){
  Cufon.replace('h1,h3,h4');
  $('.pics').cycle({ 
      fx:    'fade', 
      speed:  3000 
   });
  holdNews = false;
  $("#newsslider").mouseover(function() { holdNews = true; });
  $("#newsslider").mouseout(function() { holdNews = false; });
  displayNextNews();
});

function displayNextNews() {
    if (!holdNews) {
    if (currentNews == 0) {
      $(".newsitem").hide();
    }
    else {
      $("#ni_" + currentNews.toString()).fadeOut('slow');
    }
    currentNews++;
    if (currentNews > 5) { currentNews = 1; }
    $("#ni_" + currentNews.toString()).fadeIn(3000);
    }
  setTimeout('displayNextNews()', 6000);
}

function openMediaWindow() {
  window.open ("http://lordsoflager.nl/mediawindow.html","MediaWindow","status=0,toolbar=0,menubar=0,resizable=0,scrollbars=0,height=300,width=400"); 
}
