//--------------------- news slide ---------------------
var userControl = false;

function moveNews(){
	
	if(userControl == false){
		var newsSlide = new slider({
			cssVar: 'News',
	    	slideSize: 208,
			currentSlide:1,
			direction:'right' 	
		});
		setTimeout("moveNews()",7000);
	}
}

function newsPause(){
	
	$('newsPlay').setStyle('display','block');
	$('newsPause').setStyle('display','none');
	userControl = true;
	
}

function newsPlay(){
	
	$('newsPlay').setStyle('display','none');
	$('newsPause').setStyle('display','block');
	userControl = false;
	moveNews();
	
}

function newsRight(){
	
	userControl = true;
	
	var newsSlide = new slider({
		cssVar: 'News',
    	slideSize: 208,
		currentSlide:1,
		direction:'right' 	
	});
	
	newsPause()
	
}

function newsLeft(){
	
	userControl = true;
	
	var newsSlide = new slider({
		cssVar: 'News',
    	slideSize: 208,
		currentSlide:1,
		direction:'left' 	
	});
	
	newsPause()
	
}

setTimeout("moveNews()",7000);