var DoNewsSlideShow = true;
      
            function ChangeContent(NewsID) {
                //find all news wrapper
                var newsImageWrapper = $("a[id*='NewsImageTag']");
                var newsContentWrapper = $("div[id*='newsContent']");

                //hide all
                newsImageWrapper.attr('style', 'display:none;');
                newsContentWrapper.attr('style', 'display:none;');

                //show selected
                $('#NewsImageTag_' + NewsID).attr('style', 'display:block;');
                $('#newsContent_' + NewsID).attr('style', 'display:block;');

                //select correct tab
                var NewsLinkCollection = $('#NewsLinkItems').find('a');
                NewsLinkCollection.removeClass('active');
                $('#' + NewsID).addClass('active');
                
                
                handleNewsSlideShow();
            }

            function ToggleNewsSlideShow(SourceObjId, thenPostBack) {
                DoNewsSlideShow = (DoNewsSlideShow == false);

                if (!thenPostBack) {
                    DoNewsSlideShow = thenPostBack;
                }

                if (DoNewsSlideShow) {
                    $('#' + SourceObjId).html('Pause');
                    $('#' + SourceObjId).attr('class', 'pause');

                    if (thenPostBack) {
                        handleNewsSlideShow();
                    }
                } else {
                    $('#' + SourceObjId).html('Play');
                    $('#' + SourceObjId).attr('class', 'play');
                }
            }

            function WaitAndDo() {
                if (DoNewsSlideShow) {
                    //figure out which control to trigger
                    var NewsLinkCollection = $('#NewsLinkItems').find('a');

                    if (NewsLinkCollection.filter('.active').length > 0) {
                        for (var i = 0; i <= NewsLinkCollection.length - 1; i++) {
                            if (NewsLinkCollection.eq(i).hasClass('active')) {
                                if (i == (NewsLinkCollection.length - 1)) {
                                    //then the last one is selected, load the first one
                                    DoChangeContent(NewsLinkCollection.eq(0).attr('id'));
                                } else {
                                DoChangeContent(NewsLinkCollection.eq(i + 1).attr('id'));
                                    break;
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    } else {
                    DoChangeContent(NewsLinkCollection.eq(0).attr('id'));
                    }

                }
            }

            function handleNewsSlideShow() {
                if (DoNewsSlideShow) {
                    setTimeout('WaitAndDo()', 9000);
                }

            }

            function DoChangeContent(NewsID) {
                if (DoNewsSlideShow) {
                    ChangeContent(NewsID);
                }
            }

            $(document).ready(function() {
                var NewsLinkCollection = $('#NewsLinkItems').find('a');
                NewsLinkCollection.eq(0).addClass('active');
                //find all news wrapper
                var newsImageWrapper = $("a[id*='NewsImageTag']");
                var newsContentWrapper = $("div[id*='newsContent']");

                //show first
                newsImageWrapper.eq(0).attr('style', 'display:block;');
                newsContentWrapper.eq(0).attr('style', 'display:block;');
                
                handleNewsSlideShow();
            });