//This file will contain global javascript functions that are required by all
//AHA-WEB sites.

// function to set the cookie for the Alert Message
function setAlertDivCookie() {
	document.cookie="hidealert";
	checkAlertDivCookie();
}

// function to check for the cookie and hide/display the Alert Message DIV
function checkAlertDivCookie() {
	if (document.cookie.indexOf("hidealert")!=-1) {
	document.getElementById("alertcontainer").style.display="none";
	}
}



// WebTicker by Mioplanet
// www.mioplanet.com
function ticker_start() {
	var tickerSupported = false;
	TICKER_WIDTH = 900;//document.getElementById("TICKER").style.width;
	var img = "<img src=ticker_space.gif width="+TICKER_WIDTH+" height=0>";
	// Firefox
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Firefox")!=-1 || navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Safari")!=-1) {
		document.getElementById("TICKER").innerHTML = "<TABLE  cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' width='100%'><TR><TD align='left' nowrap='nowrap'>"+img+"<SPAN ID='TICKER_BODY' width='90%'>&nbsp;</SPAN>"+img+"</TD></TR></TABLE>";
		tickerSupported = true;
	}
	// IE
	if (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("MSIE")!=-1 && navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera")==-1) {
		document.getElementById("TICKER").innerHTML = "<DIV nowrap='nowrap'>"+img+"<SPAN ID='TICKER_BODY'></SPAN>"+img+"</DIV>";
		tickerSupported = true;
	}
	if(!tickerSupported) document.getElementById("TICKER").outerHTML = ""; else {
		document.getElementById("TICKER").scrollLeft = TICKER_RIGHTTOLEFT ? document.getElementById("TICKER").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("TICKER").offsetWidth : 0;
		document.getElementById("TICKER_BODY").innerHTML = TICKER_CONTENT;
		
		document.getElementById("TICKER").style.display="block";
		TICKER_tick();
	}
}

function TICKER_tick() {
	if(!TICKER_PAUSED) document.getElementById("TICKER").scrollLeft += TICKER_SPEED * (TICKER_RIGHTTOLEFT ? -1 : 1);
	if(TICKER_RIGHTTOLEFT && document.getElementById("TICKER").scrollLeft <= 0) document.getElementById("TICKER").scrollLeft = document.getElementById("TICKER").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("TICKER").offsetWidth;
	if(!TICKER_RIGHTTOLEFT && document.getElementById("TICKER").scrollLeft >= document.getElementById("TICKER").scrollWidth - document.getElementById("TICKER").offsetWidth) document.getElementById("TICKER").scrollLeft = 0;
	window.setTimeout("TICKER_tick()", 30);
}
<!--

function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}} }

//-->