var news = {
   title:     '',
   bgElement: '',
   desc:      '',
   link:      '',
   init: function()
   {
       news.bgElement = $('#news');
       news.title     = $('#newsCopy h1');
       news.desc      = $('#newsCopy p span');
       news.link      = $('#newsCopy a.viewmore');
      
       $('#newsItems a').click(function()
       {
           var id = this.id.replace('ar-', '');
           news.changeNewsItem(newsItems[id]);
           return false;
           
       });
   },
   changeNewsItem: function(obj)
   {
       news.title.html(obj.title);
       news.bgElement.css('background', 'url(/images.php?oid=' + obj.lrg_img_oid + ') no-repeat 0 0');
       news.desc.html(obj.short_content);
       news.link.attr('href', obj.url);
   }
}

$(document).ready(function()
{
    if($('#news'))
    {
        news.init();
    }
});