var hotness;
var hotness_pinger;
var running;
var started = 0;
var hotness_current_ts = 0;
var hotness_ping_url = '/sample/hotness.php';
var ping_minutes = 1000;
var whichOne;
var items = new Array();

function hotness_ping() {
	//don't do it if user stopped us
	if (!started || running) {
		var ts_request = new Ajax.Request(
			hotness_ping_url, 
			{
				method: 'get', 
				parameters: 'ts=1', 
				onComplete: hotness_check_ts
			});
	}
}
function hotness_check_ts(orig_request) {
	var hotness_new_ts = orig_request.responseText;
	if (!started || (hotness_new_ts > hotness_current_ts)) {
		hotness_current_ts = hotness_new_ts;
		var data_request = new Ajax.Request(
			hotness_ping_url, 
			{
				method: 'get', 
				onComplete: hotness_update
			});
	}
}

function hotness_update(orig_request) {
	var d = $('veryLatest');
	d.innerHTML = orig_request.responseText;
	items = d.getElementsByTagName('p');
	clearTimeout(hotness_pinger);
	hotness_pinger = setInterval('hotness_ping()', ping_minutes * 60 * 1000);
	whichOne = 0;
	stopthehotness();
	restartthehotness();
	if (started) {
		//new Effect.Highlight(d,{duration:1.5});
	}
	started = 1;
}

function dothehotness()
{
	hotness_ping();
}

function restartthehotness()
{
	running = true;
	doMeFirst();
	hotness = setInterval('doMe()',6000);
}

function stopthehotness()
{
	running = false;
	clearTimeout(hotness);
}

function doMeFirst()
{
	Effect.Appear(items[whichOne]);
}

function doMe()
{
	Effect.Fade(items[whichOne]);
	if (whichOne == items.length-1) whichOne = -1;
	Effect.Appear(items[whichOne+1]);
	whichOne++;
}

function doMeinReverse()
{
	Effect.Fade(items[whichOne]);
	if (whichOne == 0) whichOne = items.length;
	Effect.Appear(items[whichOne-1]);
	whichOne--;
}

function nexthotty()
{
	stopthehotness();
	doMe();
}

function previoushotty()
{
	stopthehotness();
	doMeinReverse();
}