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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
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var delay = 4000; //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(204,0,0); // start color (red, green, blue)
var endcolor=new Array(255,255,255); // end color (red, green, blue)

var fcontent=new Array();
begintag='<div id="ticker_text">'; //set opening tag, such as font declarations



var fcontent=new Array();

fcontent[0]='Childhood obesity increased 54% in the last 15 years.';
fcontent[1]='America is second in the world in heart disease.';
fcontent[2]='Pesticides can cause birth defects, nerve damage, sterility and cancer';
fcontent[3]='30% of U.S. children ages 6-19 are overweight or morbidly obese.';
fcontent[4]='85% of all disease can be directly attributed to lifestyle.';
fcontent[5]='One in five children are now overweight.';
fcontent[6]='American families spend over 40% of their food budget on fast food';
fcontent[7]='98% of everyone who goes on a diet fails.';
fcontent[8]='Diets don\'t work.';
fcontent[9]='The diet industry is a multibillion dollar a year industry.';
fcontent[10]='20.8 million children and adults in the US have diabetes.';
fcontent[11]='Two of the largest lobbies in the U.S.A.  are the meat and dairy';
fcontent[12]='Obesity breeds thousands of daily symptoms millions suffer from.';
fcontent[13]='There is a lifestyle that isn\'t working; the all American lifestyle.';
fcontent[14]='Butter flavoring in micro-wave popcorn is causing Lung Disease.';
fcontent[15]='Soft drink consumption in the U.S. is directly connected to diabetes and obesity';
fcontent[16]='The average American takes in 150 pounds of refined white sugar per year.';
fcontent[17]='Over 65% of the average American\'s daily caloric intake is processed food.';
fcontent[18]='Obesity is epidemic.';
fcontent[19]='Overweight & obesity may soon cause as much preventable disease as smoking.';
fcontent[20]='Over 160,000 people undergo gastric bypass surgery every year.';
fcontent[21]='Over 43% of the average American\'s daily caloric intake is Fat.';
fcontent[22]='12 out of 14 popular air freshener products contain chemicals harmful to humans.';
fcontent[23]='6.2 million people are unaware that they have diabetes.';
fcontent[24]='25.6 million noninstitutionalized adults are diagnosed heart disease.';
fcontent[25]='16% of people under 65 do not have health coverage.';
fcontent[26]='Since 1986, U.S. life expectancy has dropped from 11th to 42nd place worldwide.';
fcontent[27]='Americans are taking more drugs than ever - especially the aging baby boomers';
fcontent[28]='Pharmaceuticals can be found in fresh water streams in over 30 states.';
fcontent[29]='A small (16 oz) Coca Cola from McDonalds has 8.43 teaspons of sugar (40 grams).';
fcontent[30]='The Insanity Stops Here';
fcontent[31]='The Politics of Stupid, The Cure for Obesity – On Sale May 6th, Pre-order Now';
fcontent[32]='Community.SusanPowterOnline.com  -  Join the Conversation Now';

closetag='</div>';

var fwidth='533px'; //set scroller width
var fheight='31px'; //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;
var nexttext = '';

/*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;
    nexttext = begintag+fcontent[index]+closetag;
    fadeoutthentext(15);
    //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);
	
  }   
}

function fadeoutthentext(step){
  if(step>1) {	
    document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color=getstepcolor(step);
    if (fadelinks)
      linkcolorchange(step);
    step--;
    fadecounter=setTimeout("fadeoutthentext("+step+")",stepdelay);
  }else{
    clearTimeout(fadecounter);
    //document.getElementById("fscroller").style.color="rgb("+endcolor[0]+", "+endcolor[1]+", "+endcolor[2]+")";
    //setTimeout("changecontent()", delay);
	document.getElementById("fscroller").innerHTML=nexttext;
	linkcolorchange(1);
    colorfade(1, 15);
  } 
}

/*Rafael Raposo's new function*/
function getstepcolor(step) {
  var diff
  var newcolor=new Array(3);
  for(var i=0;i<3;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