function goPositionE(dir){
	//get the maximum number of posts so we can set a limit later
	var maxArray = jsonDataE.events.length;
	//alert(maxArray);
	//damn string counts starting at 0....
	//maxArray -= 1;

	var leftConE = parseInt(document.getElementById('left_cage_numE').value);
	
	var middleConE = parseInt(document.getElementById('middle_cage_numE').value);
	
	//var rightCon = parseInt(document.getElementById('right_cage_num').value);
	
	//var extraCon = parseInt(document.getElementById('extra_cage_num').value);
	
	
	leftConE = parseInt(leftConE);
	middleConE = parseInt(middleConE);
	//rightCon = parseInt(rightCon);
	//extraCon = parseInt(extraCon);
	
	
	if (dir == 'left'){
		leftConE -= 1;
		middleConE -= 1;
		//rightCon -= 1;
		//extraCon -= 1;
		
		if(leftConE < 0){
			leftConE = 0;
			middleConE = 1;
			//rightCon = 2;
			//extraCon = 3;
		}
	}
	if (dir == 'right'){
		if (middleConE >= maxArray){
				
				return;
				
			}
		
		leftConE += 1;
		middleConE += 1;
		//rightCon += 1;
		//extraCon += 1;
			
			

	}
	updatePositionE();
	
		function updatePositionE(){
		if (middleConE >= maxArray){
				
				return;
				
			}
			
			document.getElementById('left_cage_numE').value = leftConE;

			updateDivsLeftE('left', leftConE);
			document.getElementById('middle_cage_numE').value = middleConE;
			updateDivsMiddleE('middle', middleConE);
			/*document.getElementById('right_cage_num').value = rightCon;
			updateDivsRight('right', rightCon);	
			document.getElementById('extra_cage_num').value = extraCon;
			updateDivsExtra('extra', extraCon);*/

			updateArrowE();	 
							
		}
		function updateDivsLeftE(dir, which){
				if (middleConE === maxArray){
				
				return;
				
			}
				document.getElementById('nowShowLeft').innerHTML = jsonDataE.events[which].body;
						
				}
				
	
		function updateDivsMiddleE(dir, which){
				if (middleConE === maxArray){
				
				return;
				
			}
				document.getElementById('nowShowRight').innerHTML = jsonDataE.events[which].body;
						
				}
				
		
		/*function updateDivsRight(dir, which){
		
				if (extraCon === maxArray){
				
				return;
				
			}
				document.getElementById('right_cage').innerHTML = jsonDataE.stories[which].body;
					
				}
		
		function updateDivsExtra(dir, which){
		
				if (extraCon === maxArray){
				
				return;
				
			}
				document.getElementById('extra_cage').innerHTML = jsonDataE.stories[which].body;
					
				}*/
				
		
}

function updateArrowE(){

	if (document.getElementById('left_cage_numE').value > 0){
		document.getElementById('leftArrowE').src = 'http://store.cowparade.com/box/arrows/boldarrowL.jpg';
		document.getElementById('rightArrowE').src = 'http://store.cowparade.com/box/arrows/boldarrowR.jpg';
	}
	if (document.getElementById('left_cage_numE').value <= 0){
		document.getElementById('leftArrowE').src = 'http://store.cowparade.com/box/arrows/lightarrowL.jpg';
		document.getElementById('rightArrowE').src = 'http://store.cowparade.com/box/arrows/boldarrowR.jpg';
	}
	if (document.getElementById('middle_cage_numE').value >= jsonDataE.events.length-1){
	document.getElementById('rightArrowE').src = 'http://store.cowparade.com/box/arrows/lightarrowR.jpg';
	
	}
}