var totalNewsPages = document.getElementById('news_page').value;
	var newsPage = 1;

	function showHomeNewsPage() {
		document.getElementById('home_news_container').style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById('home_news_container').innerHTML = document.getElementById('home_news_' + newsPage).innerHTML;
		new Effect.Appear('home_news_container');
		newsPage++;
		if ( newsPage > totalNewsPages ) {
			newsPage = 1;
		}
	}
	
	function startHomeNews() {
		showHomeNewsPage();
		setInterval(showHomeNewsPage, 5000);
	}
	
	function GotoHomeNewsPage( page_number, element_count ) {
		newsPage = page_number;
		showHomeNewsPage();
	}