current_news_layer = "";
current_news_id = -1;
news_on = 0;

arrow_on = new Image();
arrow_on.src = 'images/news_arrow.gif';

arrow_off = new Image();
arrow_off.src = 'images/trans.gif';

connector_on = new Image();
connector_on.src = 'images/news_connector.gif';

connector_off = new Image();
connector_off.src = 'images/trans.gif';

function showNews(news_layer)
{
	// reset the old layers
	if (current_news_layer != "")
	{
		eval("document.getElementById(\"news_" + current_news_layer + "\").style.display = 'none'");
		eval("document.getElementById(\"cell_" + current_news_layer + "\").style.border=\"1px solid white\"");
		eval("document.getElementById(\"icon_" + current_news_layer + "\").src=arrow_off.src");
		eval("document.getElementById(\"connector_" + current_news_layer + "\").src=connector_off.src");
	}
	
	// swap the current layer
	current_news_layer = news_layer;

	// activate the new layers
	eval("document.getElementById(\"news_" + news_layer + "\").style.display = 'block'");
	eval("document.getElementById(\"cell_" + news_layer + "\").style.border=\"1px solid #FFCC66\"");
	eval("document.getElementById(\"icon_" + news_layer + "\").src=arrow_on.src");
	eval("document.getElementById(\"connector_" + news_layer + "\").src=connector_on.src");
}

function stopNewsTimer()
{
	if (news_on != 0)
	{
		clearTimeout(news_on);
	}

	news_on = 0;
}

function showNextNews()
{
	current_news_id++;

	if (news_list[current_news_id] == "")
	{
		current_news_id = 0;
	}
	
	showNews(news_list[current_news_id]);
	
	news_on = setTimeout("showNextNews()", 3000);
}


function newsGoUrl(go_url, go_target, link_name, source)
{
	target_url = js_section + "_" + source + "_nav_go.asp?name=" + escape(link_name) + "&url=" + escape(go_url)

	if (go_url != "")
	{
		if (go_target != "")
		{
			window.open(target_url);
		}
		else
		{
			location.href = target_url;
		}
	}
}

function newHomePage(section) {
  if (section == "providers") {
	  window.open('/flash/homepage_refresh/providers_hp.html','NewHomePage','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=1024,height=860,top=0,left=0');
	}
	else {
	  if (section == "brokers") {
	    window.open('/flash/homepage_refresh/brokers_hp.html','NewHomePage','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=1024,height=860,top=0,left=0');
	  }
	  else {
	    if (section == "group") {
	      window.open('/flash/homepage_refresh/group_hp.html','NewHomePage','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=1024,height=860,top=0,left=0');
	    }
	    else {
	      window.open('/flash/homepage_refresh/members_hp.html','NewHomePage','toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,copyhistory=no,width=1024,height=860,top=0,left=0');
	    }
	  }
	}
}