function getNews(sorting,pid,lang) {
                                                var myAjax = new Ajax.Request('/index.php?eID=tx_mininewsrechts_pi1&L='+lang+'&pid='+pid+'&sorting='+sorting,
                                        {
                                                method:'get',
                                                        onSuccess: function(t) {
                                                                if(t.responseText!=0 && maxSlides>1) {
																		maxSlides--;
                                                                        var container = document.getElementById('mininews');
                                                                        pos = t.responseText.indexOf("-!-!-!");
                                                                        newSorting = t.responseText.slice(pos+6);
                                                                        bis = t.responseText.length - pos;
                                                                        bis = t.responseText.length - bis;                                                     
		Effect.Fade(container, {
											duration: 0.3,
                             				afterFinish: function() {		
												container.style.backgroundColor = '#fff6ba';
												container.innerHTML = '<p>'+t.responseText.substr(0,bis)+'</p>';
												Effect.Appear(container, {
														duration: 0.7,
														afterFinish: function() { 
															container.style.backgroundColor = '#ffffff';
														}
													}
												);				
											}
											
										}
									);
                                                                        setTimeout("getNews("+newSorting+","+pid+","+lang+")", freq);
                                                                }
                                                                else {
                                                                        if(firstSorting>1) {
																				maxSlides = maxSlidesConst;
                                                                                setTimeout("getNews("+firstSorting+","+pid+","+lang+")", freq);
                                                                        }
                                                                }
                                                        },
                                                // Handle 404
                                                on404: function(t) {
                                                },
                                                   onFailure: function(t) {
                                                }
                                        }
                                );
}