var news = {
    items: null,
    index: 0,
    intervalId: 0,
    init: function()
    {
        news.intervalId = setInterval('news.animate()', 8000);        
    },
    animate: function()
    {
        news.items = $('dl.newssnippet');
        //alert(news.items.length);
        var item1 = $(news.items[0]).html();
        var item2 = $(news.items[1]).html();
        var item3 = $(news.items[2]).html();
        //alert(item1);
        $(news.items[0]).html(item2).fadeIn('normal');
        $(news.items[1]).html(item3);
        $(news.items[2]).html(item1);
    }
}

$(document).ready(function()
{
    news.init();
});