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//SCROLLING NEWS CONFIGURAION

// the array is being created in index.asp from data tables

//	var theNews = new Array ()
//	theNews[1] = "123456789a123456789b123456789c123456789d123456789e123456789f123456789g123456789h123456789i123456789j123456789k"
// theNews[1] = "<a href=\"\\WhatsNew\\Advisories.asp\">Advisory - Controlled Release from Rafferty Dam</a>"
//	theNews[2] = "<a href=\"\\AboutUs\\Jobs.asp\">Job Posting - Senior Project Engineer - Moose Jaw</a>"
//	theNews[3] = "<a href=\"\\WhatsNew\\MediaReleases.asp\">Media Release - Meridian Dam Study</a>"
//	theNews[4] = "<a href=\"\\WhatsNew\\CalendarOfEvents.asp?id=40\">Event - Interprovincial Grazing Conference - December 3, 2003</a>"
//	theNews[5] = "Lake Diefenbaker provides domestic water for about 40 percent of Saskatchewan people."
//	theNews[6] = "Healthy native prairie and riparian areas are essential components of healthy watersheds."
//	theNews[7] = "The Saskatchean Watershed Authority\'s FOrecast centre provides the stream flow forecast and water supply outlook for the province on a monthly basis."
	
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//CHANGE THESE VALUES TO MAKE THE NEWS SCROLL FASTER/SLOWER

	//how much to move the layer by each interval  in pixels
	var moveBy = 5
	//interval and timer variable declaration
	var newsTimer
	//how long the news stays in place
	//var newsDelay = 3000
	//where the layers are vertically positioned on the page, 
	//must be the same as the top attribute in the div declaration
	var defaultNewsPos = 460 //from left side of screen
	var newsPos = defaultNewsPos
	//where to start in the array of headlines (could also be zero-based)
	var newsItem = 1
	var newsItemLength
  
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//END OF SCROLLING NEWS CONFIGURAION