/*
Ticker Tape script- 
© Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
For full source code, installation instructions,
100's more DHTML scripts, and Terms Of
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*/
//configure tickercontents[] to set the messges you wish be displayed (HTML codes accepted)
var tickercontents=new Array()
tickercontents[0]=' <p class="mainText"> >> <strong>latest press release</strong> - <a href="http://www.mcsuk.org/newsevents/press_view/239" target="_blank">east dorset swimmers conquer the e...</a></p>'
tickercontents[1]=' <p class="mainText"> >> <strong>news</strong> - <a href="http://www.mcsuk.org/newsevents/news"> latest MCS related news stories</a></p>'
tickercontents[2]=' <p class="mainText"> >> <strong>current campaign</strong> - <a href="http://www.mcsuk.org/support/how-to-help/coastal+challenge">Coastal Challenge </a></p>'


//configure the below 2 variables to set the width/background color of the ticker
var tickerwidth='99%' //in "px" or "%"
var tickerbgcolor='lightblue'

//configure the below variable to determine the delay between ticking of messages (in miliseconds
var tickdelay=3000

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

var currentmessage=0

function changetickercontent(){
if (document.layers){
document.tickernsmain.document.tickernssub.document.write(tickercontents[currentmessage])
document.tickernsmain.document.tickernssub.document.close()
}
else
crosstick.innerHTML=tickercontents[currentmessage]

if (currentmessage==tickercontents.length-1) currentmessage=0
else currentmessage++
setTimeout("changetickercontent()",tickdelay)
}

function start_ticking(){
if (document.layers)
document.tickernsmain.visibility="show"
else
crosstick=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("tickerie") : document.all.tickerie
changetickercontent()
}

if (document.all||document.getElementById)
document.write('<div id="tickerie" style="border: #000000; width:'+tickerwidth+'; background-color:'+tickerbgcolor+'"></div>')
window.onload=start_ticking