//code from 

window.onLoad = rotateNews;

// create the news item (method)
// add c_alt to the makeNews function if you want an extra paragraph
 function makeNews(c,c_alt,l,f,i){
      this.copy = c;
      //this.copy_alt = c_alt;
      this.link = l;
      this.follow = f;
      this.img = i;
      this.write = writeNews;
   }
   
//  write news function
   
   function writeNews(){
      var str = '';
      str += '<a href="' + this.link + '">';
      
      str += '<img border="0" src="' + 
         this.img.src + '"></a><br>';
         
      //str += '<h1' + this.copy + '></h1><br>';
      
      str += this.copy + '<br>';
     // str += this.copy_alt + '<br>';
      
      str +=  '<a href="' + this.link + '">' + 
         this.follow + '</a>';
      return str;
   }
   
   // preload images
   var Spot1Img = new Image();
   Spot1Img.src = './images/img_salud_am_berggren.jpg';
   var Spot2Img = new Image();
   Spot2Img.src = './images/img_salud_am_flores.jpg';
   var Spot3Img = new Image();
   Spot3Img.src = './images/img_salud_am_green.jpg';
   var Spot4Img = new Image();
   Spot4Img.src = './images/img_salud_am_penedo.jpg';
   var Spot5Img = new Image();
   Spot5Img.src = './images/img_salud_am_visio.jpg';
   var Spot6Img = new Image();
   Spot6Img.src = './images/img_salud_am_trevino.jpg';
   var Spot7Img = new Image();
   Spot7Img.src = './images/img_salud_am_rockeymoore.jpg';
    var Spot8Img = new Image();
   Spot8Img.src = './images/img_salud_am_arredondo.jpg';
   
// news items (array)
var newsArray = new Array();
   newsArray[0] = new makeNews(
      "Future doctors, nurses to model healthy nutrition, physical activity for middle-school children",
      "alt content goes here",
       'spotlights.html#spot0',
       'Read More',Spot1Img).write();
   
   newsArray[1] = new makeNews(
      "A pediatrician conducting research on Latino childhood obesity",
      "alt content goes here",
      'spotlights.html#spot1',
      'Read More',Spot2Img).write();
   
   newsArray[2] = new makeNews(
      "Meet a member of the <em>Salud America!</em> National Advisory Committee",
      "alt content goes here",
      'spotlights.html#spot2',
      'Read More',Spot3Img).write();
   
   newsArray[3] = new makeNews(
      "Meet a member of the <em>Salud America!</em> National Advisory Committee",
      "alt content goes here",
      'spotlights.html#spot3',
      'Read More',Spot4Img).write();
   
   newsArray[4] = new makeNews(
      "Camp Get FIT helping underserved kids lose weight and get healthy",
      "alt content goes here",
      'spotlights.html#spot4',
      'Read More',Spot5Img).write();
   
    newsArray[5] = new makeNews(
      "Physician- researcher tackling Latino childhood obesity, diabetes",
      "alt content goes here",
      'spotlights.html#spot5',
      'Read More',Spot6Img).write();
	
	 newsArray[6] = new makeNews(
      "Meet a member of the <em>Salud America!</em> National Advisory Committee",
      "alt content goes here",
      'spotlights.html#spot6',
      'Read More',Spot7Img).write();
	 
	 newsArray[7] = new makeNews(
      "Meet a member of the <em>Salud America!</em> National Advisory Committee",
      "alt content goes here",
      'spotlights2.html#spot7',
      'Read More',Spot8Img).write();
      
      // rotate news items
      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);
   }
   
   //display pause and restart
   function pauseNews() {
      if (timerID != null) {
         clearTimeout(timerID);
         timerID = null;
      }
   }
   
   function playNews() {
      if (timerID == null) {
         timerID = setTimeout('rotateNews()', 1000);
      }
   }