function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}

function MM_findObj(n, d) { //v4.01
  var p,i,x;  if(!d) d=document; if((p=n.indexOf("?"))>0&&parent.frames.length) {
    d=parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document; n=n.substring(0,p);}
  if(!(x=d[n])&&d.all) x=d.all[n]; for (i=0;!x&&i<d.forms.length;i++) x=d.forms[i][n];
  for(i=0;!x&&d.layers&&i<d.layers.length;i++) x=MM_findObj(n,d.layers[i].document);
  if(!x && d.getElementById) x=d.getElementById(n); return x;
}

function MM_swapImgRestore() { //v3.0
  var i,x,a=document.MM_sr; for(i=0;a&&i<a.length&&(x=a[i])&&x.oSrc;i++) x.src=x.oSrc;
}

function MM_swapImage() { //v3.0
  var i,j=0,x,a=MM_swapImage.arguments; document.MM_sr=new Array; for(i=0;i<(a.length-2);i+=3)
   if ((x=MM_findObj(a[i]))!=null){document.MM_sr[j++]=x; if(!x.oSrc) x.oSrc=x.src; x.src=a[i+2];}
}

//function preload() { // could stick in pop=up blocker
  //MM_preloadImages(
    //'pix/menu/Nav_down_1.gif', 'pix/menu/Nav_down_2.gif', 'pix/menu/Nav_down_3.gif', 'pix/menu/Nav_down_4.gif',
    //'pix/menu/Nav_down_5.gif', 'pix/menu/Nav_down_6.gif', 'pix/menu/Nav_down_7.gif', 'pix/menu/Nav_down_8.gif',
    //'pix/menu/nav_down_left1.gif', 'pix/menu/nav_down_left2.gif', 'pix/menu/nav_down_left3.gif', 'pix/menu/nav_down_left4.gif',
    //'pix/menu/nav_down_left5.gif', 'pix/menu/nav_down_left6.gif', 'pix/menu/nav_down_left7.gif'
  //);
//}

// Free JavaScripts from http://javascriptsource.com - The JavaScript Source 
// Original:  Ernst Straka (ernst.straka@central-europe.basf.org)
// Web Site:  http://www.rs-systems.at/straka

var l1 =   0; // left of ticker in pixel, or 0 to position relative
var t1 =   0; // top of ticker in pixel, or 0 to position relative
var w1 = 403; // width of ticker in pixel
var ie = document.all ? true : false;
var first = true;
var l2 = l1 + w1;
var l3 = l1 - l2;
var l = l2;

function tickinit() {
  if (ie) {
    if (l1 == 0 && t1 == 0) {
      pos = document.all['tickpos'];
      l1 = getLeft(pos);
      t1 = getTop(pos);
    }
    ticktext.style.posTop = t1;
  } else {
    if (l1 == 0 && t1 == 0) {
      pos = document.anchors['tickpos'];
      l1 = pos.x;
      t1 = pos.y;
    }
    document.all['ticktext'].pageY = t1; // all changed from document.ticktext
  }
  l2 = l1 + w1;
  l3 = l1 - l2;
  l = l2;
t1=t1-8; // pt frig
  setInterval('tick()', 10);
}

function getLeft(ll) {
  if (ll.offsetParent)
    return (ll.offsetLeft + getLeft(ll.offsetParent));
  else 
    return (ll.offsetLeft);
}

function getTop(ll) {
  if (ll.offsetParent)
    return (ll.offsetTop + getTop(ll.offsetParent));
  else
    return (ll.offsetTop);
}

function tick() {
  l = l - 0.5;
  if (l < l3) l = l2;
  cl = l1 - l;
  cr = l2 - l;
  if (ie) {
    ticktext.style.posLeft = l;
    ticktext.style.posTop = t1;
    ticktext.style.clip = "rect(auto "+cr+"px auto "+cl+"px)";
    if (first) ticktext.style.visibility = "visible";
  } else {
    document.all['ticktext'].pageX = l;
    document.all['ticktext'].style.clip = 'rect(auto "+cr+"px auto "+cl+"px)'; // moz
    //document.all['ticktext'].clip.left = cl;
    //document.all['ticktext'].clip.right = cr;
    if (first) document.all['ticktext'].visibility = "show";
  }
  first = false;
}