/* USE WORDWRAP AND MAXIMIZE THE WINDOW TO SEE THIS FILE
========================================
 V-NewsTicker v2.1
 License : Freeware (Enjoy it!)
 (c)2003 VASIL DINKOV- PLOVDIV, BULGARIA
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 For IE4+, NS4+ & Opera5+
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 Get the NewsTicker script at:
 http://www.smartmenus.org/other.php
 and don't wait to get the Great SmartMenus script at:
 http://www.smartmenus.org
 LEAVE THESE NOTES PLEASE - delete the comments if you want */

// BUG in Opera:
// If you want to be able to control the body margins
// put the script right after the BODY tag, not in the HEAD!!!

// === 1 === FONT, COLORS, EXTRAS...
v_font='verdana,arial,sans-serif';
v_fontSize='11px';
v_fontSizeNS4='11px';
v_fontWeight='normal';
v_fontColor='#000000';
v_textDecoration='none';
v_fontColorHover='#000000';//		| won't work
v_textDecorationHover='underline';//	| in Netscape4
v_bgColor='url(bg.jpg)';
// set [='transparent'] for transparent
// set [='url(image_source)'] for image
v_top=0;//	|
v_left=10;//	| defining
v_width=400;//	| the box
v_height=60;//	|
v_paddingTop=0;
v_paddingLeft=0;
v_position='relative';//absolute or relative
v_timeout=5500;//1000 = 1 second
v_slideSpeed=30;
v_slideDirection=1;//0=down-up;1=up-down
v_pauseOnMouseOver=true;

// === 2 === THE CONTENT - ['href','text','target']
// Use '' for href to have no link item
v_content=[
['http://www.expeditions.udel.edu/extreme08/welcome/index.php','INSIDE: Join us as University of Delaware scientists lead an international team of researchers and crew on an amazing 21-day expedition to the depths of the ocean.','_blank'],
['http://www.expeditions.udel.edu/extreme08/geology/','Their mission is to explore one of the most demanding habitats on Earth--deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Really hot stuff!','_blank'],
['http://www.expeditions.udel.edu/extreme08/call/index.php','Take the plunge and immerse yourself in a whole new world. Listen in as students talk with scientists aboard the R/V Atlantis and in the submersible Alvin.','_blank']
];

// THE SERIOUS SCRIPT - PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH
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