var total_news_screens = 0; //do not change this. it will be calculated automatically
var newsClassName = 'newsBumpList';
$(document).ready(function() {

    $("." + newsClassName).attr("id", function(arr) {
        total_news_screens++;
        return "newsFade" + (arr + 1);
    })
    if (total_news_screens > 1) {
        newsFadeEngine(0);
    }
});

function newsFadeEngine(x) {
    var y = x;
    if (x == total_news_screens) y = 1; else y++;
    $("#newsFade" + x).css("display", "none");
    $("#newsFade" + y).fadeIn("slow");
    setTimeout('newsFadeEngine(' + y + ')', 6000);
}