//pre-load images
var listImg = new Image();
listImg.src = 'watch.gif';
var treeImg = new Image();
treeImg.src = 'dhtml.gif';
var formImg = new Image();
formImg.src = 'form.gif';
var autoImg = new Image();
autoImg.src = 'web.gif';

function makeNews(c,l,f,i,v,d){
	this.copy = c;
	this.link = l;
	this.follow = f;
	this.img = i;
	this.verk = v;
	this.dat = d;
  this.write = writeNews;
}

function writeNews(){
	var str = '';
	str += '<table><tr><td><a href="' + this.link + '">';
	str += this.copy + '</a></td><td>' + this.dat + '</td></tr>';
  str += '<tr><td><a href="' + this.link + '"><img border="0" width=60 height=60 src="' + this.img + '"></a></td>';
	str += '<td><a href="' + this.link + '">' + this.verk + '<br />' + this.follow + '</a></td></tr>';
	str += '<tr><td colspan=2 nowrap height=1px style=\"background-color:#cccccc;\"><td></tr></table>';
	return str;
}

var newsArray = new Array();

var nIndex = 0;
var timerID = null;
function rotateNews(){
	var len = newsArray.length;
	if(nIndex >= len)
		nIndex = 0;
	document.getElementById('stories').innerHTML = newsArray[nIndex];
	nIndex++;
	timerID = setTimeout('rotateNews()',10000);
}
function pauseNews() {
	if (timerID != null) {
		clearTimeout(timerID);
		timerID = null;
	}
}

function playNews() {
	if (timerID == null) {
		timerID = setTimeout('rotateNews()', 1000);
	}
}