function addScrollers(message) {
	// code each scroller as follows:
	// startScroll('id of scroller div','content of scroller');
	startScroll('Announcements',message);

}

var speed=15; // scroll speed (bigger = faster)
var dR=false; // reverse direction

// Vertical Scroller Javascript
// copyright 24th September 2005, by Stephen Chapman
// permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted
// provided that all of the code below (as well as these
// comments) is used without any alteration
var step = 2; 

function objWidth(obj) {
	if(obj.offsetWidth) return obj.offsetWidth; 
	if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.width; return 0;} 
function objHeight(obj) {
	if(obj.offsetHeight) return obj.offsetHeight; 
	if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.height; return 0;} 
function scrF(i,sH,eH){
	var x=parseInt(i.top)+(dR? step: -step); 
	if(dR && x>sH)x=-eH;
	else if(x<2-eH)x=sH;i.top = x+'px';} 
function startScroll(sN,txt){
	var scr=document.getElementById(sN); 
	var sW = objWidth(scr)-6; 
	var sH = objHeight(scr); 

	scr.innerHTML = '<div id="'+sN+'in" style="position:absolute; left:3px; width:'+sW+';">'+
	txt+'<\/div>'; 
	var sTxt=document.getElementById(sN+'in'); 
	var eH=objHeight(sTxt); 
	sTxt.style.top=(dR? -eH : sH)+'px'; 
	sTxt.style.clip='rect(0,'+sW+'px,'+eH+'px,0)'; 
	setInterval(function() {scrF(sTxt.style,sH,eH);},1000/speed);}