//pre-load images
var listImg = new Image();
listImg.src = 'images/Board.gif';
var treeImg = new Image();
treeImg.src = 'images/Training.gif';
var formImg = new Image();
formImg.src = 'images/Qtrly.gif';
var autoImg = new Image();
autoImg.src = 'images/RSVP.gif';
var GolfImg = new Image();
GolfImg.src = 'images/Golf.gif';
var MinImg = new Image();
MinImg.src = 'images/Minutes.gif';
var VoteImg = new Image();
VoteImg.src = 'images/Vote.gif';



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

function writeNews(){
	var str = '';
	str += '<a href="' + this.link + '">';
	str += '<img border="0" src="' + this.img.src + '"></a><br>';
	str += this.copy + '<br>';
        str +=  '<a href="' + this.link + '">' + this.follow + '</a>';
	return str;
}

var newsArray = new Array();

newsArray[0] = new makeNews("WSSC Community Blog Site",'http://blog.wssconline.org/','View the Blog',treeImg).write();

newsArray[1] = new makeNews("Meeting Minutes - 4/21/2010",'http://www.wssconline.org/Documents/Meeting_Minutes/2010/WSSC%20Minutes%204-21-10.pdf','Read Minutes',MinImg).write();

//newsArray[0] = new makeNews("WSSC Q2 Meeting - May 19th",'http://www.wssconline.org/documents/Meeting%20Agendas/2010/wssc%202nd%20qtr%205-19-10.pdf','View Agenda',formImg).write();

//newsArray[3] = new makeNews("Meeting Agenda - 5/12/2010",'http://www.wssconline.org/documents/Meeting%20Agendas/2010/wssc%20meeting%20minutes%204-21-10.mht','View Agenda',listImg).write();

//newsArray[3] = new makeNews("3rd Annual WSSC Golf Tournament - April 30th",'http://www.wssconline.org/Golf_Tournament_2010.aspx','Sign Up',GolfImg).write();

//newsArray[0] = new makeNews("2010 Calendar",'http://www.wssconline.org/documents/Calendar/wssc%20draft%202010%20calendar.pdf','More Info',listImg).write();

//newsArray[0] = new makeNews("Vote for WSSC Officers",'http://www.wssconline.org/wssc_ballot.asp','Vote Now',VoteImg).write();


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()',6000);
}
function pauseNews() {
	if (timerID != null) {
		clearTimeout(timerID);
		timerID = null;
	}
}

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