function domticker(content, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot){
       this.content=content;
       this.tickerid=divId; //ID of master ticker div. Message is contained inside first child of ticker div
       this.delay=delay; //Delay between msg change, in miliseconds.
       this.mouseoverBol=0; //Boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is)
       this.pointer=1;
	this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : "";
       if (this.opacitystring!="") {this.delay+=500;} //add 1/2 sec to account for fade effect, if enabled
               this.opacitysetting=0.2;//Opacity value when reset. Internal use.
               document.write('<div id="'+divId+'" class="'+divClass+'"><div style="'+this.opacitystring+'">'+unescape (content[0].replace(/\+/g, ' '))+'</div></div>');
               var instanceOfTicker=this;
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()}, delay);
}
/*
function domticker(content, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot){
	this.content=content
	this.tickerid=divId //ID of master ticker div. Message is contained inside first child of ticker div
	this.delay=delay //Delay between msg change, in miliseconds.
	this.mouseoverBol=0 //Boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is)
	this.pointer=1
	this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : ""
	if (this.opacitystring!="") this.delay+=500 //add 1/2 sec to account for fade effect, if enabled
		this.opacitysetting=0.2 //Opacity value when reset. Internal use.
		document.write('<div id="'+divId+'" class="'+divClass+'"><div style="'+this.opacitystring+'">'+content[0]+'</div></div>')
		var instanceOfTicker=this
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()}, delay)
}*/

domticker.prototype.initialize=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
this.contentdiv=document.getElementById(this.tickerid).firstChild //div of inner content that holds the messages
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=1}
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=0}
this.rotatemsg()
}

domticker.prototype.rotatemsg=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
if (this.mouseoverBol==1) //if mouse is currently over ticker, do nothing (pause it)
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, 100)
else{
this.fadetransition("reset") //FADE EFFECT- RESET OPACITY
if (this.content[this.pointer]) {
	var t=unescape(this.content[this.pointer]);
	t=t.replace(/\+/g, ' ');
	this.contentdiv.innerHTML=t;
}
this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT
this.pointer=(this.pointer<this.content.length-1)? this.pointer+1 : 0
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, this.delay) //update container
}
}
// -------------------------------------------------------------------
// fadetransition()- cross browser fade method for IE5.5+ and Mozilla/Firefox
// -------------------------------------------------------------------

domticker.prototype.fadetransition=function(fadetype, timerid){
var contentdiv=this.contentdiv
if (fadetype=="reset")
this.opacitysetting=0.2
if (contentdiv.filters && contentdiv.filters[0]){
if (typeof contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=="number") //IE6+
contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=this.opacitysetting*100
else //IE 5.5
contentdiv.style.filter="alpha(opacity="+this.opacitysetting*100+")"
}
else if (typeof contentdiv.style.MozOpacity!="undefined" && this.opacitystring!=""){
contentdiv.style.MozOpacity=this.opacitysetting
}
else
this.opacitysetting=1
if (fadetype=="up")
this.opacitysetting+=0.2
if (fadetype=="up" && this.opacitysetting>=1)
clearInterval(this[timerid])
}