var breakingnews_marqueeSteps = 2;	// Higher = Faster, Lower = slower and more smoothly
	var breakingnews_marqueeSpeed = 4;	// Lower value = Faster
	var breakingnews_marqueeStopOnMouseOver = true;	// Make the marquee stop moving when user moves his mouse over it
	var breakingnews_marqueePosition = 'bottom';	// "top" or "bottom"

	/* Don't change anything below here */
	var breakingnews_marqueeObj;
	var breakingnews_marqueeTextObj;
	var breakingnews_marqueeTmpStep;
	var breakingnews_marqueeTextObjects = new Array();
	var breakingnews_marqueeHiddenSpans = new Array();

	var breakingnews_marqueeIndex = 0;
	function repositionMarquee(e,timeout)
	{
		if(document.all)e=event;
		if(breakingnews_marqueePosition.toLowerCase()=='top'){
			breakingnews_marqueeObj.style.top = '0px';
		}else{
			breakingnews_marqueeObj.style.bottom = '-1px';
		}
		if(document.all && !timeout)setTimeout('repositionMarquee(false,true)',500)
	}
	function marqueeMove()
	{
		var leftPos = breakingnews_marqueeTextObj.offsetLeft;
		leftPos = leftPos - breakingnews_marqueeTmpStep;
		var rightEdge = leftPos + breakingnews_marqueeHiddenSpans[breakingnews_marqueeIndex].offsetLeft;
		if(rightEdge<0){
			leftPos = document.documentElement.offsetWidth;
			breakingnews_marqueeTextObj.style.display='none';
			breakingnews_marqueeIndex++;
			if(breakingnews_marqueeIndex>=breakingnews_marqueeTextObjects.length)breakingnews_marqueeIndex = 0;
			breakingnews_marqueeTextObj = breakingnews_marqueeTextObjects[breakingnews_marqueeIndex];
			breakingnews_marqueeTextObj.style.display='block';

		}
		breakingnews_marqueeTextObj.style.left = leftPos + 'px';

	}

	function stopMarqueeMove()
	{
		if(breakingnews_marqueeStopOnMouseOver)breakingnews_marqueeTmpStep = 0;
	}
	function resumeMarqueeMove()
	{
		breakingnews_marqueeTmpStep = breakingnews_marqueeSteps;
	}
	function initMarquee()
	{
		breakingnews_marqueeObj = document.getElementById('breakingnews_marquee');

		var spans = breakingnews_marqueeObj.getElementsByTagName('DIV');
		for(var no=0;no<spans.length;no++){
			if(spans[no].className=='textObj'){
				if(!breakingnews_marqueeTextObj){
					breakingnews_marqueeTextObj = spans[no];
					spans[no].style.display='block';
				}else spans[no].style.display='none';
				breakingnews_marqueeTextObjects.push(spans[no]);
				var hiddenSpan = document.createElement('SPAN');
				hiddenSpan.innerHTML = ' '
				spans[no].appendChild(hiddenSpan);
				breakingnews_marqueeHiddenSpans.push(hiddenSpan);

			}
		}

		var oldIE = isOldIe();

		if(breakingnews_marqueePosition.toLowerCase()=='top'){
			breakingnews_marqueeObj.style.top = '0px';
		}else{
			if(oldIE){
				breakingnews_marqueeObj.style.bottom = '0px';
			}else{
				breakingnews_marqueeObj.style.bottom = '-1px';
			}
		}




		breakingnews_marqueeObj.style.display='block';
		breakingnews_marqueeTextObj.style.left = document.documentElement.offsetWidth + 'px';
		breakingnews_marqueeObj.onmouseover = stopMarqueeMove;
		breakingnews_marqueeObj.onmouseout = resumeMarqueeMove;
		if(oldIE)window.onscroll = repositionMarquee; else breakingnews_marqueeObj.style.position = 'fixed';

		breakingnews_marqueeObj.style.display='block';
		breakingnews_marqueeTmpStep = breakingnews_marqueeSteps;

		setInterval('marqueeMove()',breakingnews_marqueeSpeed);
	}

	function isOldIe() {
		var isMsie = navigator.userAgent.indexOf('MSIE') >=0;
		if(isMsie) {
			string = '';
			for(var prop in navigator) {
				string = string + prop + ':' + navigator[prop] + '\n';

			}
			var version = navigator.userAgent;
			for(var i=4;i<=7;i++) {
				if(version.indexOf('MSIE ' + i) >=0){
					return true;
				}
			}
			return false;
		}else{
			return false;
		}

	}