var vMove = 0;
var vSpeed_slow = 350;
var vSpeed_medium = 100; //default
var vSpeed_fast = 25;
function news_moveDown() {
	if(vMove > -text_wrapper_height) {
		vMove--;
		document.getElementById('news_textwrapper').style.top = vMove+'px';
		vTimeout = window.setTimeout('news_moveDown()', vSpeed_medium);
	} else {
		vMove = 0;
		window.clearTimeout(vTimeout);
		vTimeout = window.setTimeout('news_moveDown()', vSpeed_medium);
	}
}
function pause_news_moveDown() {
	window.clearTimeout(vTimeout);
}
function unpause_news_moveDown() {
	vTimeout = window.setTimeout('news_moveDown()', vSpeed_medium);
}
function news_speedDown(is_true) {
	if(is_true == true) {
		alert("speed down!");
		window.clearTimeout(vTimeout);
		vTimeout = window.setTimeout('news_moveDown()', vSpeed_fast);		
	} else {
		window.clearTimeout(vTimeout);
		vTimeout = window.setTimeout('news_moveDown()', vSpeed_medium);
	}
}
function news_speedUp(is_true) {
	if(is_true == true) {
		//alert("speed up!");
	} else {
		
	}
}