var Ticker2						/* :Object */	=
{
	current						/* :int */: 0,
	init 						/* :Function */	: function() /* :void */
	{
		var divLatestNewsStories = document.getElementById("latest-news-stories");
		
		if (!divLatestNewsStories)
		{
			return;
		}
		
		Ticker2.dts					= divLatestNewsStories.getElementsByTagName("dt");
		Ticker2.dds					= divLatestNewsStories.getElementsByTagName("dd");
		
		for(var i = 1; i < Ticker2.dts.length; i++)
		{
			new Effect.Parallel([
				new Effect.Fade(Ticker2.dts[i], { duration : 0.1 }),
				new Effect.Fade(Ticker2.dds[i], { duration : 0.1 })
			]);
		}
		
		Ticker2.startTicker();
	},
	startTicker					/* : Function */ : function() /* :void */
	{
		Ticker2.interval = setInterval(Ticker2.doTicker, 4000);
	},
	stopTicker					/* : Function */ : function() /* :void */
	{
		clearInterval(Ticker2.interval);
	},
	doTicker					/* : Function */ : function() /* :void */
	{
		Ticker2.fadeCurrent();
		Ticker2.incrementCurrent();
		Ticker2.appearCurrent();
	},
	fadeCurrent				/* : Function */ : function() /* :void */
	{
		new Effect.Parallel([
			new Effect.Fade(Ticker2.dts[Ticker2.current], { duration: 1.0, sync: true }),
			new Effect.Fade(Ticker2.dds[Ticker2.current], { duration: 1.0, sync: true })
		],
		{
			queue: "end"
		});	
	},
	appearCurrent				/* : Function */ : function() /* :void */
	{
		new Effect.Parallel([
			new Effect.Appear(Ticker2.dts[Ticker2.current], { duration: 1.0, sync: true }),
			new Effect.Appear(Ticker2.dds[Ticker2.current], { duration: 1.0, sync: true })	
		],
		{
			queue: "end"
		});
	},
	incrementCurrent			/* : Function */ : function() /* :void */
	{
		Ticker2.current = (Ticker2.current + 1) % Ticker2.dts.length;
	}
}
addDOMLoadEvent(Ticker2.init);