//scroller width
var swidth=281;

//scroller height
var sheight=100;

//background color 
var sbcolor="#FFFFFF";

//scroller's speed
var sspeed=1;


var resumesspeed=sspeed;
function ticker_start() {
	if (document.all)
	{
		iemarquee(ticker);
	}
	else if (document.getElementById)
		ns6marquee(document.getElementById('ticker'));
}

function iemarquee(whichdiv){
	iediv=eval(whichdiv);
	sheight += 0;
	iediv.style.pixelTop=sheight;
	iediv.innerHTML=document.getElementById("hidden_news_ticker").innerHTML; 
	sizeup=iediv.offsetHeight;
	ieslide();
}

function ieslide(){
	if (iediv.style.pixelTop>=sizeup*(-1)){
		iediv.style.pixelTop-=sspeed
		setTimeout("ieslide()",40)
	}
	else{
		iediv.style.pixelTop=sheight
		ieslide()
	}
}

function ns6marquee(whichdiv){
	ns6div=eval(whichdiv)
	sheight += 0;
	ns6div.style.top=sheight + "px";
	ns6div.innerHTML=document.getElementById('hidden_news_ticker').innerHTML; 
	sizeup=ns6div.offsetHeight
	ns6slide()
}
function ns6slide(){
	if (parseInt(ns6div.style.top)>=sizeup*(-1)){
		theTop = parseInt(ns6div.style.top)-sspeed
		ns6div.style.top = theTop + "px";
		setTimeout("ns6slide()",40)
	}
	else {
		ns6div.style.top = sheight + "px";
		ns6slide()
	}
}