var imagenumber = 2;
var randomnumber = Math.random();
var randpics = Math.round((imagenumber-1) * randomnumber) + 1;
 images = new Array;
  links = new Array;
targets = new Array ;

//* this sets an image to the array as well as a link; the 'target' will either keep the link in the same browser window or place it in its own 
 

 
 images[1] = "images/headers/morganmiller.jpg"
  links[1] = "http://www.math.uh.edu/Matweb/faculty1.htm"
targets[1] = "parent"
/* 
images[1] = "images/headers/uhme.jpg"
  links[1] = "http://www.nsm.uh.edu/students/uhme.htm"
targets[1] = "parent"

 images[3] = "images/headers/keyfitz.jpg"
  links[3] = "http://www.nsm.uh.edu/newsroom/2006/0508_keyfitz.htm"
targets[3] = "parent"
*/
 images[2] = "images/headers/glowinski.jpg"
  links[2] = "http://www.math.uh.edu/~roland/"
targets[2] = "parent"

//this function will random select for each of 3 news
//*sendds values of the arrays 
 var image = images[randpics]
  var link = links[randpics]
var target = targets[randpics]





/*
//this function will random select for each of 3 news
function rotateNews(){
	var len = newsArray.length;
	//if(nIndex >= len)
		//nIndex = 0;
	document.getElementById('ad3').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic11];
	if (randpic11 == len - 2){
		randpic1 = len-1;
		randpic2 = 0;
		document.getElementById('ad1').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic1];
		document.getElementById('ad2').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic2];
	}
	else if (randpic11 == len-1){
		randpic1 = 0;
		randpic2 = randpic1 +1;
		document.getElementById('ad1').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic1];
		document.getElementById('ad2').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic2];
	}
	else {
		randpic1 = randpic11+1;
		randpic2 = randpic1 +1;
		document.getElementById('ad1').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic1];
		document.getElementById('ad2').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic2];
	}
	//nIndex++;
	//timerID = setTimeout('rotateNews()',6000);
}
//rotateNews();
*/

/*
//this function try to keep the one fix the first and other 2 rotate. for forcusing news purpose.
function rotateNews(){
	var len = newsArray.length -1;
	fix = 6;  // the new to be fixed.
	//if(nIndex >= len)
		//nIndex = 0;
	document.getElementById('ad3').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic11];
	if (randpic11 == len - 2){
		randpic1 = len-1;
		randpic2 = 0;
		document.getElementById('ad1').innerHTML = newsArray[fix]; //fix the last new 
		document.getElementById('ad2').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic2];
	}
	else if (randpic11 == len-1){
		randpic1 = 0;
		randpic2 = randpic1 +1;
		document.getElementById('ad1').innerHTML = newsArray[fix];
		document.getElementById('ad2').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic2];
	}
	else {
		randpic1 = randpic11+1;
		randpic2 = randpic1 +1;
		document.getElementById('ad1').innerHTML = newsArray[fix];
		document.getElementById('ad2').innerHTML = newsArray[randpic2];
	}
	//nIndex++;
	//timerID = setTimeout('rotateNews()',6000);
}
rotateNews();
*/