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* Fading Scroller- © Dynamic Drive DHTML code library (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit Dynamic Drive at http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for full source code
***********************************************/

var delay = 8000; //set delay between message change (in miliseconds)
var maxsteps=30; // number of steps to take to change from start color to endcolor
var stepdelay=40; // time in miliseconds of a single step
//**Note: maxsteps*stepdelay will be total time in miliseconds of fading effect
var startcolor= new Array(255,255,255); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(0,0,0); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag='<div style="padding:20px 20px 10px 10px;font: normal 16px Arial;color:#FFFFFF;text-align:center"><table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td><img src=images/spacer.gif height=115px width=1px /></td><td>'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations
fcontent[0] = "<b>We encourage all of our residents to take on The 50 Million Pound Challenge to improve their own lives and the lives of those around them.</b>";
fcontent[1] = "<b>I’m excited about offering our citizens a new way to stay fit and healthy. Heart disease, stroke and diabetes are enemies we need to fight as a community.</b>";
fcontent[2] = "<b>I look forward to working with our entire community as, together, we take on The 50 Million Pound Challenge!</b>";
fcontent[3] = "<b>By engaging in this program, we can educate the general public how proper diet and exercise can improve their quality of life.</b>";
fcontent[4] = "<b>The 50 Million Pound Challenge is a fun and effective way to take a look at our dietary intake, chart our exercise and take a proactive role in improving our own health.</b>";
fcontent[5] = "<b>Together, we can better help each other and strengthen the fabric of our community.</b>";
fcontent[6] = "<b>I applaud the mayors of the sixteen inaugural cities for their leadership.</b>";

//fcontent[5]="<b>It is always good when a community can participate in a program that improves the health and well-being of its members.</b>";
//fcontent[6]="<b>Heart disease, stroke and diabetes are enemies we need to fight as a community.</b>";
//fcontent[7]="<b>By ''Putting the city on a diet'', we can strike a blow for greater longevity and better quality of life for all our citizens.</b>";
//fcontent[8] = "<b> I look forward to working with our entire community as, together, we take on The 50 Million Pound Challenge!</b>";




closetag='</td></tr></table></div>';

var fwidth='278px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='190px'; //set scroller height

var fadelinks=1;  //should links inside scroller content also fade like text? 0 for no, 1 for yes.

///No need to edit below this line/////////////////


var ie4=document.all&&!document.getElementById;
var DOM2=document.getElementById;
var faderdelay=0;
var index=0;


/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
//function to change content
function changecontent(){
  if (index>=fcontent.length)
    index=0
  if (DOM2){
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+startcolor[0]+", "+startcolor[1]+", "+startcolor[2]+")"
    document.getElementById("fscroller").innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(1);
    colorfade(1, 15);
  }
  else if (ie4)
    document.all.fscroller.innerHTML=begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag;
  index++
}

// colorfade() partially by Marcio Galli for Netscape Communications.  ////////////
// Modified by Dynamicdrive.com

function linkcolorchange(step){
  var obj=document.getElementById("fscroller").getElementsByTagName("A");
  if (obj.length>0){
    for (i=0;i<obj.length;i++)
      obj[i].style.color=getstepcolor(step);
  }
}

/*Rafael Raposo edited function*/
var fadecounter;
function colorfade(step) {
  if(step<=maxsteps) {	
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=getstepcolor(step);
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(step);
    step++;
    fadecounter=setTimeout("colorfade("+step+")",stepdelay);
  }else{
    clearTimeout(fadecounter);
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+endcolor[0]+", "+endcolor[1]+", "+endcolor[2]+")";
    setTimeout("changecontent()", delay);
	
  }   
}

/*Rafael Raposo's new function*/
function getstepcolor(step) {
  var diff
  var newcolor=new Array(3);
  for(var i=0;i<8;i++) {
    diff = (startcolor[i]-endcolor[i]);
    if(diff > 0) {
      newcolor[i] = startcolor[i]-(Math.round((diff/maxsteps))*step);
    } else {
      newcolor[i] = startcolor[i]+(Math.round((Math.abs(diff)/maxsteps))*step);
    }
  }
  return ("rgb(" + newcolor[0] + ", " + newcolor[1] + ", " + newcolor[2] + ")");
}

if (ie4||DOM2)
  document.write('<div id="fscroller" style="width:'+fwidth+';height:'+fheight+'"></div>');

if (window.addEventListener)
window.addEventListener("load", changecontent, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
window.attachEvent("onload", changecontent)
else if (document.getElementById)
window.onload=changecontent