var w3c = (document.getElementById) ? 1:0 
var ns4 = (document.layers) ? 1:0 ;
var ie4 = (document.all) ? 1:0 

var range = ""; 
var cap = ""; 
var mutex = 0; 
var xplace = 0; 
var yplace = 0;
var xmax = 0; 
var xmin = 0; 
var newsWidth = 0; 

/** The only code you should ever need to change here are the following 3 vars **/ 
var speed = 4; //speed at which the news scrolls 
var newsId = "news"; //name of the overall news div 
var newsClipId = "newsClipping"; //name of the news clipping div 

function redrawScreen() { 
location.reload(); 
return false 
} 

function shiftTo(obj, x, y) {
if (w3c) { 
obj.style.left = x + "px"; 
obj.style.top = y + "px"; 
} 
else if (ns4) { 
obj.moveTo(x,y); 
} 
else if (ie4) { 
obj.style.pixelLeft = x; 
obj.style.pixelTop = y; 
} 
} 

function getObject(obj) { 
var theObj = eval("document." + range + obj + cap); 
return theObj; 
} 

function scrollRight() {
if (mutex == 1){
var theObj = getObject(newsId); 
if (xplace < xmax) {
xplace = xplace + speed; 
if (xplace > xmax) {
xplace = xmax;
}
shiftTo(theObj, xplace, yplace); 
setTimeout("scrollRight()",25); 
} 
} 
} 

function scrollLeft() {
if (mutex == 2){ 
var theObj = getObject(newsId); 
if (xplace > xmin) { 
xplace = xplace - speed; 
if (xplace < xmin) {
xplace = xmin;
}
shiftTo(theObj, xplace, yplace); 
setTimeout("scrollLeft()",25); 
} 
} 
} 

function scrollIt(msg, dir) {
window.status = msg; 
mutex = dir; 
if (mutex == 1) scrollRight();
else if (mutex == 2) scrollLeft();
} 

function init() { 
if (w3c) { 
range = "getElementById(\""; 
cap = "\")"; 
theObj = getObject(newsClipId); 
newsWidth = theObj.offsetWidth; 
theObj = getObject(newsId); 
xmin = (theObj.offsetWidth - newsWidth) * -1; 
} 
else if (ns4) { 
window.captureEvents(Event.RESIZE); 
window.onresize = redrawScreen; 
theObj = getObject(newsClipId); 
newsWidth = theObj.clip.width; 
newsId = newsClipId + ".document." + newsId; 
theObj = getObject(newsId); 
xmin = (theObj.clip.width - newsWidth) * -1; 
} 
else if (ie4) { 
range = "all."; 
theObj = getObject(newsClipId); 
newsWidth = theObj.offsetWidth; 
theObj = getObject(newsId); 
xmin = (theObj.offsetWidth - newsWidth) * -1; 
} 
}