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var id;
var pause   =  0;
var position=  0;
var revol   =  9;
var msg     = "";
var msgLen  =  0;
var msgSize =  70;
var elem    = "";
var speed   = 3;

window.onresize = setMessageSize;  // detect resize event

function setMessageSize () {
     var x;
     if (self.innerHeight) // all except Explorer
          x = self.innerWidth;
     else
          if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight)  // Explorer 6 Strict Mode
              x = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
          else
               if (document.body) // other Explorers
                    x = document.body.clientWidth;

     msgSize = ( x - 177 ) / 9;
}

function ttSetMessage( m ) {
     setMessageSize();
     msgLen = m.length;
     msg = m;
}


function banner() {

     if ( elem == "" )
          elem = document.getElementById("tick");

     elem.innerHTML = msg.substring( position, position+msgSize );

     position += 1;

     if ( position == msgLen ) {
          if (revol-- < 2)
               return;

          position = 0;
     }

     id=setTimeout('banner()',1000/speed);
}


// -->