var scrollNewsCt=1;
var pauseTime=5*1000;
var timer1;
function closeduilian() {
couplet_left.style.visibility='hidden';
couplet_right.style.visibility='hidden';
}
function hideAllClips() {
	for (i=1; i<5; i++){
		var allClips="topNews_"+i;
		var clipNum="clipNum"+i;
		var allClipsa="topNews_"+i+i;
		//var clipNum="clipNum"+i+i;
		document.getElementById(allClips).style.display="none";
		document.getElementById(clipNum).className="topNewsClip_OFF";
		document.getElementById(allClipsa).style.display="none";
		}
	}
	
function clip_Switch(n) {
	var curClip="topNews_"+n;
	var curClipNum="clipNum"+n;
	var curClipa="topNews_"+n+n;
	//var curClipNuma="clipNum"+n+n;
	hideAllClips();
	document.getElementById(curClip).style.display="block";
	document.getElementById(curClipNum).className="topNewsClip_ON";
	document.getElementById(curClipa).style.display="block";
	//document.getElementById(curClipNuma).className="topNewsClip_ON";
	scrollNewsCt=n; 
	}
	
function fwdScroll() {
	stopScroll();
	clip_Switch(scrollNewsCt);
	scrollNewsCt+=1;
	if (scrollNewsCt==5) {
		scrollNewsCt=1;
		}
		timer1=setTimeout("fwdScroll()",pauseTime);
	}
	
function stopScroll() {
	clearTimeout(timer1);
	}

function bwdScroll() {
	stopScroll();
	clip_Switch(scrollNewsCt);
	scrollNewsCt-=1;
	if (scrollNewsCt==0) {
		scrollNewsCt=4;
		}
		timer1=setTimeout("bwdScroll()",pauseTime);
	}