var NT_C_MS = 80;
var NT_S_MS = 4000;

var ntCount = 0;
var ntCurrI	= -1;
var ntPrevI	= -1;
var ntHrefA	= null;
var ntTextA	= null;
var ntCurrH	= "";
var ntCurrT	= "";
var ntCharI	= 0;
var ntState	= 1;
var ntStLen	= 0;
var ntWinSt	= "";
var ntNewsL = null;

function ntStart()
{

 ntObj = document.getElementById('ntOuter');
 ntDivs = ntObj.getElementsByTagName('div');
 while(ntDivs[ntCount]) ++ntCount;

 if(ntCount == 0) { return };

 ntHrefA = new Array(ntCount);
 ntTextA = new Array(ntCount);

 for(var i = 0; i < ntCount; ++i)
 {
  var ntLink = ntDivs[i].getElementsByTagName('a')[0];
  ntHrefA[i] = ntLink.getAttribute("href");
  ntTextA[i] = ntLink.innerHTML;
  }
 ntRun();
}

function ntRun()
{
 if(ntState == 1) { 
 

 ntSetup(); }

 if(ntCharI < ntStLen)
 {  ntDrawS(); }
 else
 {  ntClose(); }
}

function ntSetup()
{
 ntCharI = 0;
 ntState = 0;
 ntPrevI = ntCurrI;
 ntCurrI = ++ntCurrI % ntCount;

 ntCurrH = ntHrefA[ntCurrI];
 ntCurrT = ntTextA[ntCurrI];
 ntStLen = ntCurrT.length;
 ntNewsL = document.getElementById("ntLatestNewsLink");
}

function ntDrawS()
{
 var cursor = (ntCharI % 2) == 0 ? "-" : "_";
 ntNewsL.innerHTML = ntCurrT.substring(0, ntCharI) + cursor;
 ++ntCharI;
 setTimeout("ntRun()", NT_C_MS);
}

function ntClose()
{
 ntNewsL.innerHTML = ntCurrT;
 ntState = 1;
 setTimeout("ntRun()", NT_S_MS);
}


function ntFullStory()
{
 if(ntCurrH != "") { parent.document.location.href = ntCurrH; }
}

function ntMOT()
{
 ntWinSt = window.status;
 window.status = ntCurrH;
 return true;
}

function ntMOL(objIn)
{
 ntWinSt = window.status;

 if (navigator.appName == 'Netscape')
 {
  window.status = '';
  objIn.style.cursor = 'default';
 }
 else
 {
  window.status = ntCurrH;
 }

 return true;
}

function ntMO()
{
 window.status = ntWinSt;
 return true;
}