/*
 * news rotator JS
 */

function news_rotator (position, firstElement)
{
    var rotationTime = 5000;
    var counter, i = firstElement;
    
    if (position == undefined)
    {
        counter = 1;
    }
    else
    {
        counter = position;
    }

    while (window.document.getElementById("news_div_" + i))
    {
        window.document.getElementById("news_div_" + i).style.display = 'none';
        i++;
    }
    window.document.getElementById("news_div_" + counter).style.display = 'block';

    if (counter == (i - 1))
    {
        if (position == undefined)
        {
            counter = 1;
        }
        else
        {
            counter = firstElement;
        }
    }
    else
    {
        counter++;
    }

    setTimeout("news_rotator(" + counter + ", " + firstElement + ")", rotationTime);
}