function scroll_left()
	{
	current_news++;
		if(current_news == number_of_news)
				{
				$('#news_marquee').css({'left':container_width})
				current_news = 0;
				}
				
		new_position = (-1) * container_width * current_news;
	
			$('#news_marquee').animate({ 'left': new_position},300);
	
	}

	function scroll_right()
		{
		current_news--;
		if(current_news == -1)
				{
				leftposition = (-1) * number_of_news * container_width;
				$('#news_marquee').css({'left':leftposition})
				current_news = number_of_news-1;
				}
		
		new_position = (-1)*container_width * current_news;
	
			$('#news_marquee').animate({ 'left': new_position},300);
			
		}
$(document).ready(function(){
	
	change_time = 5000;
	container_width = $('.news_marquee_holder').width();
	number_of_news = $('#news_marquee li').size();
	current_news = 0;
	tickerchange = setInterval(scroll_left, change_time);
	
	
	$('#next_news').click(function(){
				 clearInterval(tickerchange);
	 tickerchange = setInterval(scroll_left, change_time);
			scroll_left();
		
			});
			
$('#prev_news').click(function(){
 clearInterval(tickerchange);
	 tickerchange = setInterval(scroll_left, change_time);	
	scroll_right();
			
			});
		});