function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
function open_window(theURL) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,"","toolbar=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=700");
}
function open_movie(theURL) { //v2.0
  window.open(theURL,"","toolbar=no,locationbar=no,scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,width=500,height=400");
}
function attach_file( p_script_url ) {
      // create new script element, set its relative URL, and load it
      script = document.createElement( 'script' );
      script.src = p_script_url;
      document.getElementsByTagName( 'head' )[0].appendChild( script );
}

//-- begin: Scroller's Algorithm -->
function start(){
	if (document.all) iemarquee(slider);
	else if (document.getElementById)
	ns6marquee(document.getElementById('slider'));
	else if(document.layers)
	ns4marquee(document.slider1.document.slider2);
}
function iemarquee(whichdiv){
	iediv=eval(whichdiv)
	iediv.style.pixelTop=sheight
	iediv.innerHTML=msg 
	sizeup=iediv.offsetHeight
	ieslide()
}
function ieslide(){
	if (iediv.style.pixelTop>=sizeup*(-1)){
	iediv.style.pixelTop-=sspeed
	setTimeout("ieslide()",100)
	}
	else{
	iediv.style.pixelTop=sheight
	ieslide()
	}
}
function ns4marquee(whichlayer){
	ns4layer=eval(whichlayer)
	ns4layer.top=sheight
	ns4layer.document.write(msg)
	ns4layer.document.close()
	sizeup=ns4layer.document.height
	ns4slide()
}
function ns4slide(){
	if (ns4layer.top>=sizeup*(-1)){
	ns4layer.top-=sspeed
	setTimeout("ns4slide()",100)
	}
	else{
	ns4layer.top=sheight
	ns4slide()
	}
}
function ns6marquee(whichdiv){
	ns6div=eval(whichdiv)
	ns6div.style.top=sheight
	ns6div.innerHTML=msg
	sizeup=ns6div.offsetHeight
	ns6slide()
}
function ns6slide(){
	if (parseInt(ns6div.style.top)>=sizeup*(-1)){
	ns6div.style.top=parseInt(ns6div.style.top)-sspeed
	setTimeout("ns6slide()",100)
	}
	else{
	ns6div.style.top=sheight
	ns6slide()
	}
}