/**
	 * Cookie-Funktionen
	 */
	 // Cookie setzen
	 function setCookie(name,wert,verfall){
		 document.cookie = escape(name) + "=" + escape(wert) + "; path=/" + ((verfall == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + verfall.toGMTString());
		 }
	
	 // Cookie holen 
	 function getCookie(name){
		 var cookiename = name + "=";
		 var dc = document.cookie;
		 var anfang, ende;
		 
		 if(dc.length > 0){
			 anfang = dc.indexOf(cookiename);
			 if(anfang != -1){
				 anfang += cookiename.length;
				 ende = dc.indexOf(";", anfang);
				 if(ende == -1){
					 ende = dc.length;
					 } // <!-- end if 
					 return unescape(dc.substring(anfang, ende));
				 } // <!-- end if
			 } // <!-- end if
		 return null;
		 }
		 
		// InfoFrame ein- bzw. ausblenden 
		function showInfoFrame(message){
			if(document.getElementById('infoFrame').style.display != "block"){
				document.getElementById('infoFrame').style.display = 'block';
				document.getElementById('infoOverlay').style.display = 'block';
			}else{
				document.getElementById('infoFrame').style.display = 'none';
				document.getElementById('infoOverlay').style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
			
		// Systemmeldung
		function showMessage(message){
				document.getElementById('infoMessage').innerHTML = message;
			}
			

	
	/*
	 * News-Fader
	 */

	var speed = 10; // in Sekunden
	var zaehler = 1; 
	
	$(document).ready(function(){
		
		// News im Wechsel anzeigen
		if($('.stimmenWrap')){
	
			$('.newsWrap > .newsItem:first').fadeIn(500);
			$('.newsWrap > .newsItem:gt(0)').hide();
			
			window.setInterval("switchIt()", speed*1000);
	
			}
						
	});
	
	function switchIt(){
		
		$('.newsWrap > .newsItem:gt('+zaehler+')').hide();
		$('.newsWrap > .newsItem:lt('+zaehler+')').hide();
		$('.newsWrap > .newsItem:eq('+zaehler+')').fadeIn(500);
		
		zaehler ++;
		
		if(zaehler == $('.newsWrap > .newsItem').length){
			zaehler = 0;
			}
		
	
		}