var tickercontent=new Array()
tickercontent[0]='<a href="http://www.directional-designs.com/news.asp">News Heading 1</a><br />Creative Designs & Way Finding Directories for Multi Story buildings...'
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function domticker(content, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot){
this.content=content
this.tickerid=divId //ID of master ticker div. Message is contained inside first child of ticker div
this.delay=delay //Delay between msg change, in miliseconds.
this.mouseoverBol=0 //Boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is)
this.pointer=1
this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : ""
if (this.opacitystring!="") this.delay+=500 //add 1/2 sec to account for fade effect, if enabled
this.opacitysetting=0.2 //Opacity value when reset. Internal use.
document.write('<div id="'+divId+'" class="'+divClass+'"><div style="'+this.opacitystring+'">'+content[0]+'</div></div>')
var instanceOfTicker=this
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()}, delay)
}

domticker.prototype.initialize=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
this.contentdiv=document.getElementById(this.tickerid).firstChild //div of inner content that holds the messages
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=1}
document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=0}
this.rotatemsg()
}

domticker.prototype.rotatemsg=function(){
var instanceOfTicker=this
if (this.mouseoverBol==1) //if mouse is currently over ticker, do nothing (pause it)
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, 100)
else{
this.fadetransition("reset") //FADE EFFECT- RESET OPACITY
this.contentdiv.innerHTML=this.content[this.pointer]
this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT
this.pointer=(this.pointer<this.content.length-1)? this.pointer+1 : 0
setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, this.delay) //update container
}
}


domticker.prototype.fadetransition=function(fadetype, timerid){
var contentdiv=this.contentdiv
if (fadetype=="reset")
this.opacitysetting=0.2
if (contentdiv.filters && contentdiv.filters[0]){
if (typeof contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=="number") //IE6+
contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=this.opacitysetting*100
else //IE 5.5
contentdiv.style.filter="alpha(opacity="+this.opacitysetting*100+")"
}
else if (typeof contentdiv.style.MozOpacity!="undefined" && this.opacitystring!=""){
contentdiv.style.MozOpacity=this.opacitysetting
}
else
this.opacitysetting=1
if (fadetype=="up")
this.opacitysetting+=0.2
if (fadetype=="up" && this.opacitysetting>=1)
clearInterval(this[timerid])
}


//--------------------------------
//form validation
//----------------------------------

	function test(obj,msg) {
		  var regex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9._-]+@([a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z0-9.-]{2,4}$/;
		  if (regex.test(obj.value))
		  {
			return true;
		  }
		  else{
			alert(msg);
			obj.focus();
			return false;
		  }
		}
	function checkint(obj,msg)
	{
	 if(isNaN(obj.value))
	 {
	  alert(msg);
	  obj.focus();
	  return false;
	 }
	}
	function checkempty(obj,msg)
	{
	 if(obj.value=="")
	 {
	  alert(msg);
	  obj.focus();
	  return false;
	 }
	}
	function checkForm()
	{
		if (checkempty(document.con_form.name,"Please Enter Your Name")==false) return false;
		if (checkempty(document.con_form.country,"Please Enter Your Country")==false) return false;
		if (checkempty(document.con_form.tel,"Please Enter Your Telephone No.")==false) return false;
		if (test(document.con_form.email,"Please Enter a Valid Email Address")==false) return false;
		return true;
	}