// JavaScript Document

var v = parseInt(2);

var y2 = parseInt(0);

var performScrolling = true;

function moveNews() {

      if (performScrolling) {
            var scrolling = document.getElementById("scrolling");
            y2 -= v;
            var h = parseInt(scrolling.offsetHeight) / 2;
            var _y = y2 + h;
            if (_y < 0) {
                  y2 = _y;
            }
            scrolling.style.top = y2 + "px";
      }
      setTimeout("moveNews()", 100);
}

function initNewsScroller() {
	var  scrolling = document.getElementById("scrolling");
	scrolling.style.position = "absolute";
   scrolling.style.top = "0px";
	scrolling.style.left = "5px";
	scrolling.style.width = "160px";
	var announcement = document.getElementById("announcement");
	announcement.style.overflow = "hidden";
	if (scrolling.offsetHeight < announcement.offsetHeight) return;
	scrolling.innerHTML += String(scrolling.innerHTML);
	setTimeout("moveNews()", 1000);
}

function pauseScrolling() {
	performScrolling = false;
}

function resumeScrolling() {
	performScrolling = true;
}