/*
Mike's DHTML scroller (By Mike Hall)
Last updated July 21st, 02' by Dynamic Drive for NS6 functionality
For this and 100's more DHTML scripts, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com
*/

//SET SCROLLER APPEARANCE AND MESSAGES
var myScroller1 = new Scroller(0, 0, 690, 32, 0, 3); //(xpos, ypos, width, height, border, padding)
myScroller1.setColors("#000000", "#ffffff", "#010101"); //(fgcolor, bgcolor, bdcolor)
myScroller1.setFont("Verdana,Arial,Helvetica", 2);
myScroller1.addItem("Donating one unit of blood can help save the lives of at least three people.");
myScroller1.addItem("The average adult has a little more than a pint of blood to every 25 pounds.");
myScroller1.addItem("Only about five percent of the eligible population donates blood.");
myScroller1.addItem("The entire process for donating whole blood takes only about 45 minutes.");
myScroller1.addItem("More than 500 blood donations are needed daily to save patient lives.");
myScroller1.addItem("Donating blood includes a mini-health exam for the donor.");
myScroller1.addItem("Every 3 seconds someone needs blood.");
myScroller1.addItem("You can donate blood every 56 days.");
myScroller1.addItem("Blood cells are produced inside the bone marrow, at a rate of 4 to 5 billion an hour.");
myScroller1.addItem("Blood donated to Heartland Blood Centers is provided to hospitals in Illinois and Indiana.");
myScroller1.addItem("Type O negative is the universal donor and can give blood to any other blood type.");
myScroller1.addItem("Blood makes up about eight percent of a person’s body weight.");
myScroller1.addItem("Blood is needed every minute of EVERY day, summer, winter, spring and fall.");


//SET SCROLLER PAUSE
myScroller1.setPause(3500); //set pause beteen msgs, in milliseconds

function runmikescroll() {

  var layer;
  var mikex, mikey;

  // Locate placeholder layer so we can use it to position the scrollers.

  layer = getLayer("placeholder");
  mikex = getPageLeft(layer);
  mikey = getPageTop(layer);

  // Create the first scroller and position it.

  myScroller1.create();
  myScroller1.hide();
  myScroller1.moveTo(mikex, mikey);
  myScroller1.setzIndex(100);
  myScroller1.show();
}

window.onload=runmikescroll