function MM_openBrWindow(theURL, winName, features) { //v2.0
    window.open(theURL, winName, features);
}

function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
    var p, i, x; if (!d) d = document; if ((p = n.indexOf("?")) > 0 && parent.frames.length) {
        d = parent.frames[n.substring(p + 1)].document; n = n.substring(0, p);
    }
    if (!(x = d[n]) && d.all) x = d.all[n]; for (i = 0; !x && i < d.forms.length; i++) x = d.forms[i][n];
    for (i = 0; !x && d.layers && i < d.layers.length; i++) x = MM_findObj(n, d.layers[i].document);
    if (!x && d.getElementById) x = d.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_showHideLayers() { //v6.0
    var i, p, v, obj, args = MM_showHideLayers.arguments;
    for (i = 0; i < (args.length - 2); i += 3) if ((obj = MM_findObj(args[i])) != null) {
        v = args[i + 2];
        if (obj.style) { obj = obj.style; v = (v == 'show') ? 'visible' : (v == 'hide') ? 'hidden' : v; }
        obj.visibility = v;
    }
}

var canStart = true;

function ChangeDirection(rotator,dir)
{
    if (!canStart)
        return;
    else
        canStart = false;
    rotator.ScrollDirection=dir;
    rotator.StartRotator();
    if (dir == "left")
        rotator.ScrollLeftNextFrame();
    else
        rotator.ScrollRightNextFrame();
}

function FreezeRotator(rotator)
{
    rotator.Freeze();
    rotator.StopRotator();
    canStart = false;
    window.setTimeout(function() {canStart = true;},100);
}

function SpeedUp(rotator,dir)
{
    rotator.Freeze();
    rotator.StopRotator();
    rotator.StartRotator();
    for (i=10;i>0;i--)
        if (dir == "left")
            rotator.ScrollLeftNextFrame();
        else
            rotator.ScrollRightNextFrame();
}

function SlowDown(rotator,dir)
{
    rotator.Freeze();
    rotator.StopRotator();
    canStart = true;
    window.setTimeout(function() {ChangeDirection(rotator,dir);},100);
}