jQuery.fn.accessNews=function(settings){
    settings=jQuery.extend({newsHeadline:"Top Stories",newsSpeed:"normal"},settings);
    return this.each(function(i){
    aNewsSlider.itemWidth=parseInt(jQuery(".item:eq("+i+")",".news_slider").css("width"))+parseInt(jQuery(".item:eq("+i+")",".news_slider").css("margin-right"));
    aNewsSlider.init(settings,this);
    jQuery(".view_all > a",this).click(function(){aNewsSlider.vAll(settings,this);return false})
    if(itemLength<=3){jQuery(".next",this).css("display","none")}
})
};
var aNewsSlider={
itemWidth:0,init:function(s,p){
jQuery(".messaging",p).css("display","none");
itemLength=jQuery(".item",p).length;
//if(jQuery(".view_all",p).width()==null){jQuery(".news_items",p).prepend("<p class='view_all'>"+s.newsHeadline+" [ "+itemLength+" total ] &nbsp;-&nbsp; <a href='#'>View All</a></p>")}
newsContainerWidth=itemLength*aNewsSlider.itemWidth;
jQuery(".container",p).css("width",newsContainerWidth+"px");
jQuery(".next",p).css("display","block");
animating=false;
jQuery(".next",p).click(function(){
if(animating==false){
animating=true;
animateLeft=parseInt(jQuery(".container",p).css("left"))-(aNewsSlider.itemWidth*3);
if(animateLeft+parseInt(jQuery(".container",p).css("width"))>0){
jQuery(".prev",p).css("display","block");
jQuery(".container",p).animate({left:animateLeft},s.newsSpeed,function(){
jQuery(this).css("left",animateLeft);
if(parseInt(jQuery(".container",p).css("left"))+parseInt(jQuery(".container",p).css("width"))<=aNewsSlider.itemWidth*3){
jQuery(".next",p).css("display","none")}
animating=false}
)
}
else{
animating=false
}
}
return false
}
);
jQuery(".prev",p).click(function(){
if(animating==false){
animating=true;
animateLeft=parseInt(jQuery(".container",p).css("left"))+(aNewsSlider.itemWidth*3);
if((animateLeft+parseInt(jQuery(".container",p).css("width")))<=parseInt(jQuery(".container",p).css("width"))){
jQuery(".next",p).css("display","block");
jQuery(".container",p).animate({left:animateLeft},s.newsSpeed,function(){
jQuery(this).css("left",animateLeft);
if(parseInt(jQuery(".container",p).css("left"))==0){jQuery(".prev",p).css("display","none")}
animating=false}
)
}
else{
animating=false
}
}
return false
}
)
}
,vAll:function(s,p){
var o=p;while(p){
p=p.parentNode;
if(jQuery(p).attr("class")!=undefined&&jQuery(p).attr("class").indexOf("news_slider")!=-1)
{break}
}
if(jQuery(o).text().indexOf("View All")!=-1){
jQuery(".next",p).css("display","none");
jQuery(".prev",p).css("display","none");
jQuery(o).text("View Less");
jQuery(".container",p).css("left","0px").css("width",aNewsSlider.itemWidth*3+"px")
}
else{
jQuery(o).text("View All");
aNewsSlider.init(s,p)}
}
};