$(document).ready(function () {

    //News slider:
    var $sg_news_slider = $('#newsbox > ul');
    var $sg_slider_news_loop;
    if ($sg_news_slider.children.length > 1) {
        sg_news_slider_start();
    }
    function sg_news_slider_start() {
        $sg_slider_news_loop = setInterval(function () { sg_news_slider_loopSlides(); }, 3000);
    }
    function sg_news_slider_stop() {
        clearInterval($sg_slider_news_loop);
        $sg_news_slider.stop(true, false);
        $sg_news_slider.children().stop(true, false);
    }
    function sg_news_slider_loopSlides() {
        $sg_news_slider.children(':first-child').fadeOut(200, function () {
            $sg_news_slider.append($sg_news_slider.children(':first-child'));
            $sg_news_slider.children(':first-child').fadeIn(200);
        });
    }

    $('.rightArrow').click(function () {
        sg_news_slider_stop();
        $sg_news_slider.children(':first-child').fadeOut(200, function () {
            $sg_news_slider.append($sg_news_slider.children(':first-child'));
            $sg_news_slider.children(':first-child').fadeIn(200).delay(5000);
        });

        sg_news_slider_start();
    });

    $('.leftArrow').click(function () {
        sg_news_slider_stop();
        $sg_news_slider.children(':first-child').fadeOut(200, function () {
            $sg_news_slider.prepend($sg_news_slider.children(':last-child'));
            $sg_news_slider.children(':first-child').fadeIn(200).delay(5000);
        });

        sg_news_slider_start();
    });

});