<!-- Ticker Tape in Java Script .. Heavily Modified by Bill Welliver of htmlgoodies
//-- Original concept by Cameron Gregory cameron@corona.att.com of htmlgoodies
var tickertapeform
tt_speed=450
tt_len=35
tt_space="                                                                                            "
tt_tid = 0;
tt_message="."
tt_c= -tt_len;
function move() {
  cend=Math.min(tt_c+tt_len,tt_message.length)
  if (tt_c <0)
    cstart=0;
  else
    cstart=tt_c;
  if (tt_c < 0)
    tt_f.scroll.value=tt_space.substring(0,-tt_c) + tt_message.substring(cstart,cend)
  else
    tt_f.scroll.value=tt_message.substring(cstart,cend)
  tt_c = tt_c +1;
  if (tt_c == tt_message.length ) tt_c = -tt_len;
  tt_tid=window.setTimeout("move()",tt_speed);
}
function tt_start(x) {
  tt_f=x
  tt_tid=window.setTimeout("move()",tt_speed);
}
function tt_cleartid() 
{
  window.clearTimeout(tt_tid);
}
// for some reason on some pages this crashes netscape
function ticker(m,l,s)
{
tt_message=m
tt_len=l
tt_speed=s
document.write('<FORM name=tickertapeform><input name=scroll size=')
document.write(tt_len)
document.write(' value=""></FORM>')
tt_start(document.tickertapeform);
}
// for some reason on some pages this crashes netscape
function ticker(m)
{
tt_message=m
tt_len=80
tt_speed=125
document.write('<FORM name=tickertapeform><input name=scroll size=35></FORM>');
tt_start(document.tickertapeform);
}
// end-->

