<!--
// begin absolutely positioned scrollable area object scripts 

// Extension developed by David G. Miles 
// Original Scrollable Area code developed by Thomas Brattli 

/*
Extension developed by David G. Miles (www.z3roadster.net/dreamweaver)
Original Scrollable Area code developed by Thomas Brattli (www.bratta.com)
To add more shock to your site, visit www.DHTML Shock.com
*/

function verifyCompatibleBrowser(){ 
	this.ver=navigator.appVersion;
	this.dom=document.getElementById?1:0;
	this.ie5=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 5")>-1 && this.dom)?1:0; 
	this.ie4=(document.all && !this.dom)?1:0; 
	this.ns5=(this.dom && parseInt(this.ver) >= 5) ?1:0; 
	this.ns4=(document.layers && !this.dom)?1:0; 
	this.bw=(this.ie5 || this.ie4 || this.ns4 || this.ns5);
	return this;
} 

bw=new verifyCompatibleBrowser();

lstart=110;
loop=true; 
speed=50;
pr_step=1;

function ConstructObject(obj,nest){ 
  nest=(!nest) ? '':'document.'+nest+'.';
	this.el=bw.dom?document.getElementById(obj):bw.ie4?document.all[obj]:bw.ns4?eval(nest+'document.'+obj):0; 
  this.css=bw.dom?document.getElementById(obj).style:bw.ie4?document.all[obj].style:bw.ns4?eval(nest+'document.'+obj):0; 
	this.scrollHeight=bw.ns4?this.css.document.height:this.el.offsetHeight;
	this.newsScroll=newsScroll; 
	this.moveIt=b_moveIt;
	this.x;
	this.y; 
    this.obj = obj + "Object";
    eval(this.obj + "=this");
    return this;
} 

function b_moveIt(x,y){ 
	this.x=x;
	this.y=y;
	this.css.left=this.x+'px';
	this.css.top=this.y+'px';
} 

//Makes the object scroll up 
function newsScroll(speed){ 
	if(this.y>-this.scrollHeight){ 
		this.moveIt(0,this.y-pr_step);
		setTimeout(this.obj+".newsScroll("+speed+")",speed);
	}
	else if(loop) { 
		this.moveIt(0,lstart);
		eval(this.obj+".newsScroll("+speed+")");
	  } 
} 

function CeaseScroll(){ 
loop=false 
//if(timer) clearTimeout(timer) 
} 


//Makes the object 
function InitialiseAutoScrollArea() { 
	objContainer=new ConstructObject('newscontainer');
	objHeadline=new ConstructObject('news');
	objContent=new ConstructObject('newscontent','newsycontainer');
	objContent.moveIt(0,lstart);
	objContainer.css.visibility='visible';
	objHeadline.css.visibility='visible';
	objContent.newsScroll(speed);
} 
// end absolutely positioned scrollable area object scripts 
//-->

//window.onload = InitialiseAutoScrollArea;