/**
 * @author michaeld
 */
		AFL_JS.ViewController.Ticker = new Object();
		
		AFL_JS.ViewController.Ticker.FastForward = function() {
			if(document.all) {
			 	document.all.shout_ticker_marquee.scrollAmount = 10;
			 	document.all.shout_ticker_marquee.direction = "left";
			 } else {
			 	AFL_JS.ViewController.Ticker.Attribute('left', 10);
			 }
		}
		
		AFL_JS.ViewController.Ticker.Normal = function() {
			if(document.all) {
				document.all.shout_ticker_marquee.scrollAmount = 1;
			 	document.all.shout_ticker_marquee.direction = "left";
			 } else {
			 	AFL_JS.ViewController.Ticker.Attribute('left', 1);
			 }
			$('shout_ticker_marquee').start();
		}
		
		AFL_JS.ViewController.Ticker.Rewind = function() {
			if(document.all) {
				document.all.shout_ticker_marquee.scrollAmount = 10;
			 	document.all.shout_ticker_marquee.direction = "right";
			} else {
				AFL_JS.ViewController.Ticker.Attribute('right', 10);
			}
		}
		
		AFL_JS.ViewController.Ticker.Stop = function() {
			$('shout_ticker_marquee').stop();
		}
		
		AFL_JS.ViewController.Ticker.Attribute = function(oDirection, oSpeed){
			oDirection = (!oDirection || !oDirection == 'left' || !oDirection == 'right' ) ? 'left' : oDirection;
			oSpeed = (!oSpeed) ? 1 : oSpeed;
			$('shout_ticker_marquee').setAttribute('direction', oDirection);
			$('shout_ticker_marquee').setAttribute('scrollamount', oSpeed);
		}