//pre-load images
var listImg = new Image();
listImg.src = 'images/sp_ajit.jpg';
var treeImg = new Image();
treeImg.src = 'images/sp_shashank.jpg';
/*var formImg = new Image();
formImg.src = 'images/sp_atridip.jpg';
var fourImg = new Image();
fourImg.src = 'images/sp_dhruvit.jpg';
var fiveImg = new Image();
fiveImg.src = 'images/sp_jyotindra.jpg';
var sixImg = new Image();
sixImg.src = 'images/sp_pulkita.jpg';
var seveImg = new Image();
seveImg.src = 'images/sp_ratnabh.jpg';
var eighImg = new Image();
eighImg.src = 'images/sp_vivek.jpg';
var nineImg = new Image();
nineImg.src = 'images/sp_nitesh.jpg';
var tenImg = new Image();
tenImg.src = 'images/sp_prakhar.jpg';
var eleImg = new Image();
eleImg.src = 'images/sp_pranav.jpg';
var twlImg = new Image();
twlImg.src = 'images/sp_ankit.jpg';
var thrImg = new Image();
thrImg.src = 'images/sp_atul.jpg';
var forImg = new Image();
forImg.src = 'images/sp_rohit.jpg';
*/


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 += '<img border="0" src="' + this.img.src + '"><br>';
	str += this.copy + '<br>';
        str +=  '<a href="' + this.link + '">' + this.follow + '</a>';
	return str;
}

var newsArray = new Array();
newsArray[0] = new makeNews("<b>Ajeet Yadav</b>, <br>B.Tech-3rd year, <br>School of Petroleum Technology",'','',listImg).write();

newsArray[1] = new makeNews("<b>Shashank Jain</b>, <br>B.Tech-2nd year, <br>School of Petroleum Technology",'','',treeImg).write();

/*newsArray[2] = new makeNews("<b>Atidrip Modak</b>, <br>B.Tech, Third Year, <br>Flare",'','',formImg).write();

newsArray[3] = new makeNews("<b>Dhruvit Verawala</b>, <br>B.Tech Second Year, <br>Director, VGA",'','',fourImg).write();

newsArray[4] = new makeNews("<b>Jyotaditya Singh</b>, <br>B.Tech, Third Year, <br>he presently holds 2nd position with CPI is 8.66 CPI in his batch.",'','',fiveImg).write();

newsArray[5] = new makeNews("<b>Pulkita Rohilla</b>, <br>B. Tech, Third Year,  <br>She is a member of Placement cell and core team of upcoming event Flare",'','',sixImg).write();

newsArray[6] = new makeNews("<b>Ratnabh</b>, <br>B.Tech, Second Year, <br>Event Manager (Sports Committee),  Joint Secretary (SEG & SPG PDPU Chapter",'','',seveImg).write();

newsArray[7] = new makeNews("<b>Vivek Chauhan</b>, <br>B.Tech, Second Year, <br>Editor, VGA",'','',eighImg).write();

newsArray[8] = new makeNews("<b>Nitesh Kumar</b>, <br>B.Tech, First Year, <br>News & Events part- Website Committee",'','',nineImg).write();

newsArray[9] = new makeNews("<b>Prakhar Mathur</b>, <br>B.Tech, First Year, <br>News & Events part- Website Committee",'','',tenImg).write();

newsArray[10] = new makeNews("<b>Pranav Srivastava</b>, <br>B.Tech, First Year, <br>News & Events part- Website Committee",'','',eleImg).write();

newsArray[11] = new makeNews("<b>Ankit Dudi</b>, <br>B.Tech, First Year, <br>News & Events part- Website Committee",'','',twlImg).write();

newsArray[12] = new makeNews("<b>Atul Bansal</b>, <br>B.Tech, First Year, <br>News & Events part- Website Committee",'','',thrImg).write();

newsArray[13] = new makeNews("<b>Rohit Raghav</b>, <br>B.Tech, First Year, <br>News & Events part- Website Committee",'','',forImg).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()',3000);
}
function pauseNews() {
	if (timerID != null) {
		clearTimeout(timerID);
		timerID = null;
	}
}

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