function getCookie( name ) {
	var start = document.cookie.indexOf( name + "=" );
	var len = start + name.length + 1;
	if ( ( !start ) && ( name != document.cookie.substring( 0, name.length ) ) ) {
		return null;
	}
	if ( start == -1 ) return null;
	var end = document.cookie.indexOf( ';', len );
	if ( end == -1 ) end = document.cookie.length;
	return unescape( document.cookie.substring( len, end ) );
}

function setCookie( name, value, expires, path, domain, secure ) {
	var today = new Date();
	today.setTime( today.getTime() );
	if ( expires ) {
		expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;
	}
	var expires_date = new Date( today.getTime() + (expires) );
	document.cookie = name+'='+escape( value ) +
		( ( expires ) ? ';expires='+expires_date.toGMTString() : '' ) + //expires.toGMTString()
		( ( path ) ? ';path=' + path : '' ) +
		( ( domain ) ? ';domain=' + domain : '' ) +
		( ( secure ) ? ';secure' : '' );
}

function deleteCookie( name, path, domain ) {
	if ( getCookie( name ) ) document.cookie = name + '=' +
			( ( path ) ? ';path=' + path : '') +
			( ( domain ) ? ';domain=' + domain : '' ) +
			';expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT';
}


var speed=6; // scroll speed (bigger = faster)
var dR=false; // reverse direction
var step = 2; 

// Vertical Scroller Javascript
// copyright 24th September 2005, by Stephen Chapman
// permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted
// provided that all of the code below (as well as these
// comments) is used without any alteration

function objWidth(obj) {
	if(obj.offsetWidth) return obj.offsetWidth; 
	if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.width; 
	return 0;
}

function objHeight(obj) {
	if(obj.offsetHeight) return obj.offsetHeight; 
	if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.height; 
	return 0;
} 

function scrF(i,sH,eH){
	var x=parseInt(i.top)+(dR? step: -step); 
	if(dR && x>sH)x=-eH;
	else if(x<2-eH)x=sH;
	i.top = x+'px';
} 

function startScroll(sN){
	var scr=document.getElementById(sN); 
	var txt=scr.innerHTML;
	var sW = objWidth(scr)-6; 
	var sH = objHeight(scr);
	scr.innerHTML = '<div id="'+sN+'in" style="position:absolute; left:3px; width:'+sW+';">'+txt+'<\/div>'; 
	var sTxt=document.getElementById(sN+'in'); 
	var eH=objHeight(sTxt); 
	sTxt.style.top=(dR? -eH : sH)+'px'; 
	sTxt.style.clip='rect(0,'+sW+'px,'+eH+'px,0)'; 
	setInterval(function() {scrF(sTxt.style,sH,eH);},1000/speed);
}