ticker_content = document.getElementById("ticker").innerHTML;
 
ticker_righttoleft = false;
ticker_speed = 2;
ticker_style = "font-family:Arial; font-size:14px; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;";
ticker_paused = false;

ticker_start();

function ticker_start() {
	var tickerSupported = false;
	ticker_width = document.getElementById("ticker").style.width;

	// Firefox
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")!=-1 || navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")!=-1) {
		document.getElementById("ticker").innerHTML = "<table  cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%'><tr><td nowrap='nowrap'><span style='"+ticker_style+"' id='ticker_body' width='100%'>&nbsp;</span></td></tr></TABLE>";
		tickerSupported = true;
	}
	// IE
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")==-1) {
		document.getElementById("ticker").innerHTML = "<div nowrap='nowrap' style='width:100%;'><span style='"+ticker_style+"' id='ticker_body' width='100%'></span></div>";
		tickerSupported = true;
	}
	if(!tickerSupported) document.getElementById("ticker").outerHTML = ""; else {
		document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft = ticker_righttoleft ? document.getElementById("ticker").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("ticker").offsetWidth : 0;
		document.getElementById("ticker_body").innerHTML = ticker_content;
		document.getElementById("ticker").style.display="block";
		ticker_tick();
	}
}

function ticker_tick() {
	if(!ticker_paused) document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft += ticker_speed * (ticker_righttoleft ? -1 : 1);
	if(ticker_righttoleft && document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft <= 0) document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft = document.getElementById("ticker").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("ticker").offsetWidth;
	if(!ticker_righttoleft && document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft >= document.getElementById("ticker").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("ticker").offsetWidth) document.getElementById("ticker").scrollLeft = 0;
	window.setTimeout("ticker_tick()", 30);
}