var MscrollNewsCt=2;
var MpauseTime=8*1000;
var Mtimer1;

function MhideAllClips() {
	for (j=1; j<3; j++){
		var MallClips="MtopNews_"+j;
		var MclipNum="MclipNum"+j;
		document.getElementById(MallClips).style.display="none";
		document.getElementById(MclipNum).className="topNewsClip_OFF";
		}
	}
	
function Mclip_Switch(n) {
	var McurClip="MtopNews_"+n;
	var McurClipNum="MclipNum"+n;
	MhideAllClips();
	document.getElementById(McurClip).style.display="block";
	document.getElementById(McurClipNum).className="topNewsClip_ON";
	MscrollNewsCt=n; 
	}
	
function MfwdScroll() {
	MstopScroll();
	Mclip_Switch(MscrollNewsCt);
	MscrollNewsCt+=1;
	if (MscrollNewsCt==3) {
		MscrollNewsCt=1;
		}
		Mtimer1=setTimeout("MfwdScroll()",MpauseTime);
	}
	
function MstopScroll() {
	clearTimeout(Mtimer1);
	}

function MbwdScroll() {
	MstopScroll();
	MscrollNewsCt-=1;
	if (MscrollNewsCt==0) {
		MscrollNewsCt=2;
		}
		Mclip_Switch(MscrollNewsCt);
		Mtimer1=setTimeout("MbwdScroll()",MpauseTime);
	}