function resizeDivs(divId,event) {
  if (event=="open") {
    /** get the position of the DIV that contains the information to be displayed
    target = document.getElementById('scrollDiv').offsetTop;**/ 
    /** change the scrolling of the DIV 
    document.getElementById(divId).scrollTop = target;**/

  	/** change the div text**/
    document.getElementById('boxmid'+divId).style.height='350px';
    document.getElementById('bodycopy'+divId).style.height='275px';
    document.getElementById('article'+divId).style.display='inline';
    document.getElementById('readmoretxt'+divId).innerHTML=("<a class=\"storycopy\" href=\"javascript:return false;\"  onclick=\"resizeDivs('"+divId+"','close');\"><< Less</a>");
  }
  else {
    document.getElementById('boxmid'+divId).style.height='150px';
    document.getElementById('bodycopy'+divId).style.height='75px';
    document.getElementById('article'+divId).style.display='none';
    document.getElementById('readmoretxt'+divId).innerHTML=("<a class=\"storycopy\" href=\"javascript:return false;\"  onclick=\"resizeDivs('"+divId+"','open');\">Read more</a>");
  }
}

function scrollControl(event) {
  if (event=="start") {
  	  document.getElementById('scrollcontrol').innerHTML=("<img src=\"images/pause.png\" onclick=\"clearTimeout(t1); scrollControl('stop');\" style=\"padding:0px 10px;\">");  
  }
  else {
  	  document.getElementById('scrollcontrol').innerHTML=("<img src=\"images/play.png\" onclick=\"scroll(); scrollControl('start');\" style=\"padding:0px 10px;\">");
  }
}