jQuery.fn.accessNews = function( settings ) {
	settings = jQuery.extend({
        headline : "Top Stories",
        speed : "normal",
		slideBy : 1
    }, settings);
    return this.each(function() {
		jQuery.fn.accessNews.run( jQuery( this ), settings );
    });
};
jQuery.fn.accessNews.run = function( $this, settings ) {	
	var ul = jQuery("ul:eq(0)",$this);
	var li = ul.children();
	if (li.length > settings.slideBy) {
		var $next = jQuery(".next > a",$this);
		var $back = jQuery(".back > a",$this);
		var liWidth = jQuery(li[0],$this).width();
		var animating = false;		
		var val = 1;
		var size = jQuery("ul li",$this).size();
		
		ul.css( "width", ( li.length * liWidth ) );
		$next.click(function() {							 
			if (!animating ) {				
				animating = true;
				offsetLeft = parseInt( ul.css( "left" ) ) - ( liWidth * settings.slideBy );				
				
				val++;			
				jQuery(".curr",$this).html(val+"/"+size);				
				
				if (offsetLeft + ul.width() > 0) {
					$back.css("display","block");
					ul.animate({
						left: offsetLeft
					}, settings.speed, function() {
						if ( parseInt( ul.css( "left" ) ) + ul.width() <= liWidth * settings.slideBy ) {$next.css("display", "none");}
						animating = false;
					});					
				} else {
					animating = false;
				}
			}
			return false;
		});
		

		
		$back.click(function() {
			if (!animating) {
				animating = true;
				offsetRight = parseInt(ul.css("left")) + (liWidth * settings.slideBy);
				
				val--;
				jQuery(".curr", $this).html(val+"/"+size);								
				
				if (offsetRight + ul.width() <= ul.width()) {
					$next.css( "display", "block" );
					ul.animate({
						left: offsetRight
					}, settings.speed, function() {
						if ( parseInt(ul.css( "left" )) == 0 ) {
							$back.css("display", "none");
						}
						animating = false;
					});
				} else {
					animating = false;
				}
			}
			return false;
		});
		$next.css( "display", "block" );	
	}
};