var scrollerdelay='4000' //delay between msg scrolls. 3000=3 seconds.
var scrollerwidth=screen.width-230
var scrollerheight='20px'
var scrollerbgcolor='#BAD2FE'
//set below to '' if you don't wish to use a background image
var scrollerbackground='scrollerback.gif'

//configure the below variable to change the contents of the scroller
var messages=new Array()
fillMessages();

//---------------------------------------- NEWS COMES HERE --------------------------------------------//
function fillMessages(){

messages[00]="<span class='TickerColor'>DAWN Group of Newspapers</span>"
messages[01]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#46>Palestinian shot dead on Gaza-Israel border</a>"
messages[02]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#45>Body of religious scholar recovered</a>"
messages[03]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#44>Six Indian troops killed in occupied Kashmir</a>"
messages[04]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#43>Bush moves away from benchmarks in assessing Iraq</a>"
messages[05]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#42>Suicide bomber kills soldier in northwestern Pakistan</a>"
messages[06]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#41>China evacuates 540,000 ahead of typhoon; one killed in Taiwan</a>"
messages[07]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#40>Flooding leaves 181 Chinese coal miners trapped, feared dead</a>"
messages[08]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#39>Iran's president calls Israel 'the flag of Satan'</a>"
messages[09]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#38>Palestinians say Israel prepared to offer amnesty to 110 more gunmen</a>"
messages[10]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#37>Mortar bombs rain down on Iraqi town, kill seven</a>"
messages[11]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#36>Heavily armed rival clan militia kill 18 people in central Somalia</a>"
messages[12]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#35>Turkish soldier killed in rebel clash</a>"
messages[13]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#33>Presidential election to be held as per constitution: President Musharraf</a>"
messages[14]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#32>Iran arrests 85 Africans for drug trafficking</a>"
messages[15]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#31>Series of quakes jolt eastern Japan</a>"
messages[16]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#30>Philippine helicopter crashes during clash with militants</a>"
messages[17]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#29>Turkish plane hijack ends as all freed</a>"
messages[18]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#28>German woman abducted in Kabul</a>"
messages[19]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#27>Six die in Iranian army helicopter crash</a>"
messages[20]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#26>Bangladesh monsoon death toll nears 700</a>"
messages[21]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#25>Koreas put off rare summit due to floods</a>"
messages[22]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#24>Interpol issues wanted notice for Saddam's daughter</a>"
messages[23]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#23>Sharjah's main Gulf cargo port closed after fire</a>"
messages[24]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#21>Taliban say hostage talks fail</a>"
messages[25]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#20>Series of bombs strike Kirkuk, killing at least 4</a>"
messages[26]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#18>Pakistani soldier injured in fresh clashes with militants</a>"
messages[27]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#16>Pakistan army attacks militant hide-outs near Afghan border, no casualties</a>"
messages[28]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#14>Cricket: Pakistan hire Australian rugby trainer</a>"
messages[29]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#13>Suicide blast in Afghanistan kills 15, injures 26</a>"
messages[30]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#9>Maldives referendum on new form of government</a>"
messages[31]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#8>Two Colombian generals quit over drug tie scandal</a>"
messages[32]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#7>A dozen Taliban killed in Afghan clash</a>"
messages[33]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#6>Nile boat sinks in south Egypt</a>"
messages[34]="<a class='TickerColor' href=./welcome.htm#2>Typhoon Sepat hammers Taiwan</a>"

//---------------------------------------- NEWS COMES HERE --------------------------------------------//
}

///////Do not edit pass this line///////////////////////

var ie=document.all
var dom=document.getElementById


function move(whichdiv){
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	if (parseInt(tdiv.style.top)>0&&parseInt(tdiv.style.top)<=5){
		tdiv.style.top=0+"px"
		setTimeout("move(tdiv)",scrollerdelay)
		setTimeout("move2(second2_obj)",scrollerdelay)
		return
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		tdiv.style.top=parseInt(tdiv.style.top)-5+"px"
		setTimeout("move(tdiv)",50)
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	else
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		tdiv.style.top=parseInt(scrollerheight)+"px"
		tdiv.innerHTML=messages[i]
		if (i==messages.length-1)
			i=0
		else
			i++
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}

function move2(whichdiv){
	tdiv2=eval(whichdiv)
	if (parseInt(tdiv2.style.top)>0&&parseInt(tdiv2.style.top)<=5){
		tdiv2.style.top=0+"px"
		setTimeout("move2(tdiv2)",scrollerdelay)
		setTimeout("move(first2_obj)",scrollerdelay)
		return
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		tdiv2.style.top=parseInt(tdiv2.style.top)-5+"px"
		setTimeout("move2(second2_obj)",50)
	}
	else{
		tdiv2.style.top=parseInt(scrollerheight)+"px"
		tdiv2.innerHTML=messages[i]
	if (i==messages.length-1)
		i=0
	else
		i++
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}

function startscroll(){
	first2_obj=ie? first2 : document.getElementById("first2")
	second2_obj=ie? second2 : document.getElementById("second2")
	move(first2_obj)
	second2_obj.style.top=scrollerheight
	second2_obj.style.visibility='visible'
}

function CreateTicker(){
	if (messages.length>2)
		i=2
	else
		i=0
		
	if (ie||dom){
		document.writeln('<div id="main2" style="position:relative;width:'+scrollerwidth+';height:'+scrollerheight+';overflow:hidden;background-color:'+scrollerbgcolor+' ;background-image:url('+scrollerbackground+')">')
		document.writeln('<div style="position:absolute;width:'+scrollerwidth+';height:'+scrollerheight+';clip:rect(0 '+scrollerwidth+' '+scrollerheight+' 0);left:0px;top:0px">')
		document.writeln('<div id="first2" style="position:absolute;width:'+scrollerwidth+';left:0px;top:1px;">')
		document.write(messages[0])
		document.writeln('</div>')
		document.writeln('<div id="second2" style="position:absolute;width:'+scrollerwidth+';left:0px;top:0px;visibility:hidden">')
		document.write(messages[dyndetermine=(messages.length==1)? 0 : 1])
		document.writeln('</div>')
		document.writeln('</div>')
		document.writeln('</div>')
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	if (window.addEventListener)
		window.addEventListener("load", startscroll, false)
	else if (window.attachEvent)
		window.attachEvent("onload", startscroll)
	else if (ie||dom)
		window.onload=startscroll
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