var timerId;

function NewsItem(img,imgAlt){
	this.img=img;
	this.imgAlt=imgAlt;
	//preload image
	this.pic = new Image(210,210)
	this.pic.src=this.img;
}

function SetNewsChanger(currItem, init, hover) {
    //alert(currItem + ", " + init + ", " + hover);
	clearTimeout(timerId);
	items = NewsItems.length
	for (i = 0; i < NewsItems.length; i++) {
	    $('news' + i).className = '';
	    $('newslink' + i).className = '';
	}
	$('news' + currItem).className = 'active';
	$('newslink' + currItem).className = 'active';

	//alert(NewsItems[currItem].img + " " + NewsItems[currItem].imgAlt);

	$('newsStoryImage').innerHTML = '<img src="' + NewsItems[currItem].img + '" alt="' + NewsItems[currItem].imgAlt + '"/>';
	
	/*
	if (init) {
	    
		$('newsStoryImage').innerHTML='<img src="' + NewsItems[currItem].img + '" alt="' + NewsItems[currItem].imgAlt + '" id="oldImage" />';
	}else{
		$('newsStoryImage').innerHTML='<img src="' + NewsItems[currItem].img + '" alt="' + NewsItems[currItem].imgAlt + '" id="oldImage" /> <img src="' + $('oldImage').src + '" id="fadeImage" />';
		$('fadeImage').fade('out');
	}
	*/
	if(!hover){
		startTimer(currItem);
	}
}

function startTimer(currItem){
	
	if(currItem < NewsItems.length - 1){
		nextItem = currItem + 1
	}else{
		nextItem = 0
	}
	timerId = setTimeout("SetNewsChanger(nextItem,false,false)", 6000);
}