var secs
					var timerID = null
					var timerRunning = false
					var delay = 1000
					
					function InitializeTimer()
					{						
						// Set the length of the timer, in seconds
						secs = 25
						StopTheClock()
						StartTheTimer()
						document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureA";
						document.getElementById("play").className="playOn";
						document.getElementById("pause").className="pause";
					}
					
					function StopTheClock()
					{
						if(timerRunning){
						clearTimeout(timerID)
						timerRunning = false
						document.getElementById("play").className="play";
						document.getElementById("pause").className="pauseOn";
						}
					}
					
					function StartTheTimer()
					{	   
						clearTimeout(timerID)

						if (secs==20)
						{	
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureB";
							secs = secs - 1
							timerRunning = true
							timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)
						}
						else if (secs==15)
						{	
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureC";
							secs = secs - 1
							timerRunning = true
							timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)
						}
						else if (secs==10)
						{	
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureD";
							secs = secs - 1
							timerRunning = true
							timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)
						}
						else if (secs==5)
						{	
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureE";
							secs = secs - 1
							timerRunning = true
							timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)
						}
						else if (secs==0)
						{	
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureA";
							secs = 25
							secs = secs - 1
							timerRunning = true
							timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)
						}
						else
						{
							//self.status = secs
							secs = secs - 1
							timerRunning = true
							timerID = self.setTimeout("StartTheTimer()", delay)
						}
					}
					
					//the following functions are for the five numbers individually
					
					function selectFeatureA() 
					{		StopTheClock()
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureA";
							
					}
					
					
					function selectFeatureB() 
					{		StopTheClock()
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureB";
							
					}
					
					function selectFeatureC() 
					{		StopTheClock()
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureC";
							
					}
					
					function selectFeatureD() 
					{		StopTheClock()
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureD";
							
					}
					
					function selectFeatureE() 
					{		StopTheClock()
							document.getElementById("homepageFeature").className="featureE";
							
					}