function v_getOS(a)
{
	//alert(a)
	return v_iE?document.all[a].style:v_nS4?document.layers["v_container"].document.layers[a]:document.getElementById(a).style
};

function v_start()
{
	var o,px;
	o=v_getOS("v_1");
	px=v_oP&&!v_oP7||v_nS4?0:"px";

	if(parseInt(o.top)==v_paddingTop)
	{
		v_canPause=1;
		if(v_count>1)v_TIM=setTimeout("v_canPause=0;v_slide()",v_timeout);
		return
	}
	
	o.top=(parseInt(o.top)-v_slideStep*v_d)*v_d>v_paddingTop*v_d?parseInt(o.top)-v_slideStep*v_d+px:v_paddingTop+px;
	if(v_oP&&o.visibility.toLowerCase()!="visible")o.visibility="visible";
	setTimeout("v_start()",v_slideSpeed)
};

function v_slide()
{
	var o,o2,px;
	o=v_getOS("v_"+v_cur);
	o2=v_getOS("v_"+(v_cur<v_count?v_cur+1:1));
	px=v_oP&&!v_oP7||v_nS4?0:"px";
	if(parseInt(o2.top)==v_paddingTop)
	{
		if(v_oP)o.visibility="hidden";o.top=v_height*v_d+px;
		v_cur=v_cur<v_count?v_cur+1:1;v_canPause=1;
		v_TIM=setTimeout("v_canPause=0;v_slide()",v_timeout);
		return
	}
	if(v_oP&&o2.visibility.toLowerCase()!="visible")o2.visibility="visible";
	if((parseInt(o2.top)-v_slideStep*v_d)*v_d>v_paddingTop*v_d)
	{
		o.top=parseInt(o.top)-v_slideStep*v_d+px;o2.top=parseInt(o2.top)-v_slideStep*v_d+px
	}
	else
	{
		o.top=-v_height*v_d+px;o2.top=v_paddingTop+px
	}
	setTimeout("v_slide()",v_slideSpeed)
};

	
	v_font='verdana,arial,sans-serif';
	v_fontSize='12px';
	v_fontSizeNS4='12px';
	v_fontWeight='normal';
	v_fontColor='#fff';
	v_textDecoration='none';
	v_fontColorHover='#ff6600';//		| won't work
	v_fontColorLink='#ff6600';//		| won't work
	v_textDecorationHover='underline';//	| in Netscape4
	v_bgColor='url(http://www.hotelalexandra.co.uk/bg.jpg)';
	// set [='transparent'] for transparent
	// set [='url(image_source)'] for image
	v_top=0;//	|
	v_left=0;//	| defining
	v_width=300;//	| the box
	v_height=100;//	|
	v_paddingTop=5;
	v_paddingLeft=5;
	v_position='relative';// absolute/relative
	v_timeout=2500;//1000 = 1 second
	v_slideSpeed=30;
	v_slideDirection=0;//0=down-up;1=up-down
	v_pauseOnMouseOver=true;
	// v2.2+ new belowf
	v_slideStep=1;//pixels
	v_textAlign='left';// left/center/right
	v_textVAlign='top';// top/middle/bottom - won't work in Netscape4
	
	v_ua=navigator.userAgent;
	v_nS4=document.layers?1:0;
	v_iE=document.all&&!window.innerWidth&&v_ua.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1?1:0;
	v_oP=v_ua.indexOf("Opera")!=-1&&document.clear?1:0;
	v_oP7=v_oP&&document.appendChild?1:0;
	v_oP4=v_ua.indexOf("Opera")!=-1&&!document.clear;
	v_kN=v_ua.indexOf("Konqueror")!=-1&&parseFloat(v_ua.substring(v_ua.indexOf("Konqueror/")+10))<3.1?1:0;
	v_count=v_content.length;
	//alert(v_content[0])
	//alert(v_content[1])	
	v_cur=1;
	v_cl=0;
	v_d=v_slideDirection?-1:1;
	v_TIM=0;
	v_fontSize2=v_nS4&&navigator.platform.toLowerCase().indexOf("win")!=-1?v_fontSizeNS4:v_fontSize;
	v_canPause=1;	

	if(v_nS4||v_iE||v_oP||document.getElementById&&!v_kN&&!v_oP4)
	{
		document.write("<style>.vnewsticker{font-family:"+v_font+";font-size:"+v_fontSize2+";color:"+v_fontColor+";text-decoration:"+v_textDecoration+"}.vnewsticker a:link{font-family:"+v_font+";font-size:"+v_fontSize2+";color:"+v_fontColorLink+";text-decoration:"+v_textDecoration+";font-weight:"+v_fontWeight+"}.vnewsticker a:visited{font-family:"+v_font+";font-size:"+v_fontSize2+";color:"+v_fontColor+";text-decoration:"+v_textDecoration+"}vnewsticker a:active{font-family:"+v_font+";font-size:"+v_fontSize2+";color:"+v_fontColor+";text-decoration:"+v_textDecoration+"}.vnewsticker a:hover{font-family:"+v_font+";font-size:"+v_fontSize2+";color:"+v_fontColorHover+";text-decoration:"+v_textDecorationHover+"}.vnewsticker p{margin:0px;}</style>");
		v_temp="<div "+(v_nS4?"name":"id")+"=v_container style='position:"+v_position+";top:"+v_top+"px;left:"+v_left+"px;width:"+v_width+"px;height:"+v_height+"px;background:"+v_bgColor+";layer-background"+(v_bgColor.indexOf("url(")==0?"-image":"-color")+":"+v_bgColor+";clip:rect(0,"+v_width+","+v_height+",0);overflow:hidden'>"+(v_iE?"<div style='position:absolute;top:0px;left:0px;width:100%;height:100%;clip:rect(0,"+v_width+","+v_height+",0)'>":"");
		
		for(v_i=0;v_i<v_count;v_i++)
		//alert(v_content[v_i][1])
		v_temp+="<div "+(v_nS4?"name":"id")+"=v_"+(v_i+1)+" style='position:absolute;top:"+((v_height)*v_d)+"px;left:"+v_paddingLeft+"px;width:"+(v_width-v_paddingLeft*2)+"px;height:"+(v_height-v_paddingTop*2)+"px;clip:rect(0,"+(v_width-v_paddingLeft*2)+","+(v_height-v_paddingTop*2)+",0);overflow:hidden"+(v_oP?";visibility:hidden":"")+";text-align:"+v_textAlign+"' class=vnewsticker>"+(!v_nS4?"<table width="+(v_width-v_paddingLeft*2)+" height="+(v_height-v_paddingTop*2)+" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr><td width="+(v_width-v_paddingLeft*2)+" height="+(v_height-v_paddingTop*2)+" align="+v_textAlign+" valign="+v_textVAlign+" class=vnewsticker>":"")+(v_content[v_i][0]!=""?"<a href='"+v_content[v_i][0]+"' target='"+v_content[v_i][2]+"' class=vnewsticker"+(v_pauseOnMouseOver?" onmouseover='if(v_canPause&&v_count>1){clearTimeout(v_TIM);v_cl=1}' onmouseout='if(v_canPause&&v_count>1&&v_cl)v_TIM=setTimeout(\"v_canPause=0;v_slide();v_cl=0\","+v_timeout+")'":"")+">":"<span"+(v_pauseOnMouseOver?" onmouseover='if(v_canPause&&v_count>1){clearTimeout(v_TIM);v_cl=1}' onmouseout='if(v_canPause&&v_count>1&&v_cl)v_TIM=setTimeout(\"v_canPause=0;v_slide();v_cl=0\","+v_timeout+")'":"")+" >")+v_content[v_i][1]+(v_content[v_i][0]!=""?"</a>":"</span>")+(!v_nS4?"</td></tr></table>":"")+"</div>";v_temp+=(v_iE?"</div>":"")+"</div>";
		//alert(v_temp)
		document.write(v_temp);
		setTimeout("v_start()",1000);
		if(v_nS4)onresize=function()
		{
			location.reload()
		}
	}