// Highlighter Scroller II script- By JavaScript Kit (http://www.javascriptkit.com)
// For this and over 400+ free scripts, visit http://www.javascriptkit.com/
// This notice must stay intact


//CONFIGURE MESSAGES AND VARIABLES
var tickercontents=new Array()
tickercontents[0]=Due to spam, this website is being reconfigured.
tickercontents[1]=Please bear with us.
tickercontents[2]=Thanks for your continued support.


var tickerwidth="600px"
var tickerheight="30px"
var fontcss="font: bold 12px 'Copperplate Gothic Light', 'Bookman Old Style', sans-serif; color: rbg(212, 165, 69)"
var tickdelay=3000 //delay btw messages
var highlightspeed=2 //2 pixels at a time.
var highlightcolor="#840E25"
var backdroptextcolor="#b71432"


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////Do not edit past this line////////////////

document.write('<style>#highlighterbg a{color:'+backdroptextcolor+'}</style>')
document.write('<div style="position:relative;left:0px;top:0px; width:'+tickerwidth+'; height:'+tickerheight+';'+fontcss+'">')
document.write('<span id="highlighterbg" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;color:'+backdroptextcolor+'; width:'+tickerwidth+'; height:'+tickerheight+';padding: 4px"></span><span id="highlighter" style="position:absolute;left:0;top:0;clip:rect(auto auto auto 0px); background-color:'+highlightcolor+'; width:'+tickerwidth+';height:'+tickerheight+';padding: 4px"></span>')
document.write('</div>')

var currentmessage=0
var clipbottom=1

function changetickercontent(){
msgheight=clipbottom=crosstick.offsetHeight
crosstick.style.clip="rect("+msgheight+"px auto auto 0px)"
crosstickbg.innerHTML=tickercontents[currentmessage]
crosstick.innerHTML=tickercontents[currentmessage]
highlightmsg()
}

function highlightmsg(){
//var msgheight=crosstick.offsetHeight
if (clipbottom>0){
clipbottom-=highlightspeed
crosstick.style.clip="rect("+clipbottom+"px auto auto 0px)"
beginclip=setTimeout("highlightmsg()",20)
}
else{
clipbottom=msgheight
clearTimeout(beginclip)
if (currentmessage==tickercontents.length-1) currentmessage=0
else currentmessage++
setTimeout("changetickercontent()",tickdelay)
}
}

function start_ticking(){
crosstickbg=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("highlighterbg") : document.all.highlighterbg
crosstick=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("highlighter") : document.all.highlighter
crosstickParent=crosstick.parentNode? crosstick.parentNode : crosstick.parentElement
if (parseInt(crosstick.offsetHeight)>0)
crosstickParent.style.height=crosstick.offsetHeight+'px'
else
setTimeout("crosstickParent.style.height=crosstick.offsetHeight+'px'",100) //delay for Mozilla's sake
changetickercontent()
}

if (document.all || document.getElementById)
window.onload=start_ticking