		//----------------------
		var urlArray = new Array(5);
		var banArray = new Array(5);
		var titleArray = new Array(5);
		var descArray = new Array(5);
		var counter = 1;
		var firstStart=true;
		var url = "/assets/images/fp/im1.jpg"; //initial URL
		var timer_for_start;
		var timer;

		var opacity_counter;
		var t;
		function changeOpacity()
		{
			opacity_counter+=3;
			
			document.getElementById("htheme").style.opacity = opacity_counter/100;
			document.getElementById("htheme").style.filter="alpha(opacity="+opacity_counter+")";
			//document.getElementById("a2").style.opacity = m[0]/100;
			//document.getElementById("a2").style.filter="alpha(opacity="+m[1]+")";
			t = setTimeout("changeOpacity()",5);
			if (opacity_counter>98) clearTimeout(t);
		}

		

		function changeBanner() //banner changer function
		{
		  if(counter > 4)
		   counter = 0;
		
		  document.htheme.src = banArray[counter].src; //sets a new image
		  //document.links["htheme_lnk"].href = urlArray[counter];
		  document.getElementById("htheme_lnk").href = urlArray[counter];
		  document.getElementById("htheme_title").href = urlArray[counter];
		  //document.getElementById("htheme_more").href = urlArray[counter];
		  document.getElementById("htheme_title").innerHTML = titleArray[counter];
		  document.getElementById("htheme_desc").innerHTML = descArray[counter];
		  opacity_counter=0;
		  changeOpacity();
		  for(i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
			if (i==(counter+1)) {
				//document.getElementById("htheme_b" + i).className="htheme_arrow_active";
				//document.getElementById("htheme_b" + i).innerHTML=i;
				document.getElementById("htheme_item_" + i).style.display = 'none';
			} else {
				//document.getElementById("htheme_b" + i).className="htheme_arrow";
				//document.getElementById("htheme_b" + i).innerHTML="<a href=\"javascript:changeArticle("+i+");\">" + i + "</a>";	
				document.getElementById("htheme_item_" + i).style.display = 'block';
			}
		  }
		
		  //url = urlArray[counter]; //sets a new URL to the banner
		  counter++; //increase the counter for the next banner
		}
		
		//calls the changeBanner() function every 3 seconds
		//change the timer as necessary (minutes * 60000) or (seconds * 1000)
		//var timer = window.setInterval("changeBanner()", 3000);
		
		function startRotation()
		{
			clearInterval(timer_for_start);
			clearInterval(timer);
			timer = window.setInterval("changeBanner()", 12000);
		}
		
		function setIntervalForRotation()
		{
			if (firstStart){
				clearInterval(timer_for_start);
				timer_for_start = window.setInterval("startRotation()", 16000);
				firstStart=false;
			}
		}
		
		function startR()
		{
			firstStart=true;
			setIntervalForRotation();
		}
		
		function stopR()
		{
			clearInterval(timer_for_start);
			clearInterval(timer);
		}
		
		function changeArticle(number) {
			counter=number-1;
			changeBanner();
		}
		
		function nextArticle() {
			if(counter > 4) counter = 0;
			changeBanner();
		}
		
		function previousArticle() {
			counter=(counter-2);
			if(counter < 0) counter = 4;
			changeBanner();
		}

	