function hideStatus()
{
	status = '';
	return true;
}

var bw = new checkBrowser();		//Object to identify the used browser application
var TICKER_STEP = 1;			//Scrolling step for ticker
var TICKER_INTERVAL = 30;		//Scrolling speed for ticker
    
function checkBrowser()
{
	this.ver=navigator.appVersion;
	this.dom=document.getElementById?1:0;

	this.ie8=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 8") > -1 && this.dom)?1:0;
	this.ie7=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 7") > -1 && this.dom)?1:0;
	this.ie6=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 6") > -1 && this.dom)?1:0;
	this.ie5=(this.ver.indexOf("MSIE 5") > -1 && this.dom)?1:0;
    	this.ie4=(document.all && !this.dom)?1:0;
	this.ie45=this.ie4||this.ie5?1:0;
	
	this.ns6=(this.dom && parseInt(this.ver) >= 5) ?1:0;
    	this.ns5=(!this.dom && parseInt(this.ver) >= 5) ?1:0;
    	this.ns4=(document.layers && !this.dom)?1:0;
	this.ns45=this.ns4||this.ns5?1:0;
	
    	this.bw=(this.ie8 || this.ie7 ||this.ie5 || this.ie4 || this.ns4 || this.ns5 || this.ns6);
	
    return this;
}

/*
New, improved and best Ticker function ever ...
*/
function tick(pos)
{
	if(bw.ns45)
	{
		if(pos < (-1) * parseInt(document.ticker.document.slider.clip.width))
		{
			pos = parseInt(document.ticker.clip.width);
		}
		else
		{
			pos -= TICKER_STEP;
		}
		document.ticker.document.slider.left = pos;
	}
	if(bw.ie45)
	{
		if(pos < (-1) * parseInt(slider.offsetWidth))
		{
			pos = parseInt(ticker.offsetWidth);
		}
		else
		{
			pos -= TICKER_STEP;
		}
		slider.style.left = pos;
	}
	if(bw.ie8 || bw.ie6 || bw.ns6 || bw.ie7 )
	{
		if(pos < (-1) * parseInt(document.getElementById('slider').offsetWidth))
		{
			pos = parseInt(document.getElementById('ticker').offsetWidth);
		}
		else
		{
			pos -= TICKER_STEP;
		}
		document.getElementById('slider').style.left = pos;
	}
	setTimeout('tick(' + pos + ')', TICKER_INTERVAL);
	}



function init() 
{
	var obj;
		
	tick(0);
		}