var adiv, apos, al; 



$(function() {
	
	$('#news-flash').cycle({ 
	    fx:     'curtainX',
		delay: -700,
		speed: 1100,
		timeout: 3000,
	    pause:	1
	}).css({position: 'relative', zIndex: '5000'});

});

function sideh(e) {
	adiv.stop().animate({top: ($(this).position().top - apos)+'px', opacity: 1, left: ($(this).find('.subitems').length>0?'-14px':'-28px')});
}

function sidel(e, a) {
	that = this;
	//if (a !== undefined) that = a;
	//alert($(this).find('.subitems').length);
	css = {top: (al.length?al.position().top - apos:-46)+'px', left: (al.find('.subitems').length>0?'-14px':'-28px')};
	if (al.length == 0)
		css['opacity'] = 0; 
	adiv.stop().animate(css);
}