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
		  })
		}
	)
};
	
	
	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*2);
				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*2){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*2);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*2+"px")}else{jQuery(o).text("View All");aNewsSlider.init(s,p)}}};