/* -------------------------------
-- Javascript -- Scrolling_text --
---------------------------------- */

function getObject( obj ) {

var strObj

if ( document.all ) {

strObj = document.all.item( obj );

} else if ( document.getElementById ) {

strObj = document.getElementById( obj );

}

return strObj;

}

var theTop = 10;

var theHeight = 150;

var theWidth = 240;

var theLeft = 0;

var toClip = 150;


function scrollNews( newsDiv, toMove ) {

theDiv = getObject( newsDiv.toString() );

if ( theDiv == null ) { return; }

if ( document.layers ) {

theDiv.clip.top = toMove;

theDiv.clip.bottom = toMove + toClip;

theDiv.top = theTop - toMove;

} else {

theDiv = theDiv.style;

theDiv.clip = "rect(" + toMove + "px " + (theWidth + theLeft) + "px " + (toMove + toClip) + "px 0px)";

theDiv.top = theTop - toMove + 'px';

}

if ( ( theTop + theHeight - toMove ) < ( theTop - theHeight - 150 ) ) {

toMove = 0;

if ( document.layers ) {

theDiv.clip.top = theTop;

theDiv.clip.bottom = toClip;

theDiv.top = theTop

} else {

theDiv.clip = "rect(" + toMove + "px " + (theWidth + theLeft) + "px " + (toMove + toClip) + "px 0px)";

theDiv.top = theTop + 'px';

}

}

toMove = (toMove + 1);

setTimeout("scrollNews('" + newsDiv + "'," + toMove + ")", 40);

}