$('document').ready(function() {
	var currNewsItem = 0;
	var numNewsItems = $('.news_flash_item').length;
	
	var rotateNews = function() {
		$('.news_flash_item:eq(' + currNewsItem++ + ')').fadeOut('slow', function() {
			currNewsItem = currNewsItem%numNewsItems; // Force index inbound
			$('.news_flash_item:eq(' + currNewsItem + ')').fadeIn('slow'); // Fade in the new item
		});
	};
	
	var tmrRotateNews = setInterval(rotateNews, 5000);
	
	$('.news_flash_item').hover(function() {
		clearInterval(tmrRotateNews);
	}, function() {
		tmrRotateNews = setInterval(rotateNews, 5000);
	});
});