jQuery.fn.accessNews = function(settings) {
    settings = jQuery.extend({
        newsHeadline: "",
        newsSpeed: "slow"
    }, settings);
    return this.each(function(i) {
        aNewsSlider.itemWidth = parseInt(jQuery(".item:eq(" + i + ")",".news_slider").css("width")) + parseInt(jQuery(".item:eq(" + i + ")",".news_slider").css("margin-right"));
        aNewsSlider.init(settings,this);
    });
};
var aNewsSlider = {
    itemWidth: 0,
    init: function(s,p) {
        itemLength = jQuery(".item",p).length;
        newsContainerWidth = itemLength * aNewsSlider.itemWidth;
        jQuery(".container",p).css("width",newsContainerWidth + "px");
    }
};