<script language=JavaScript>
    var MESSAGE=""
    var POSITION=100
    var DELAY=5
    var scroll=new statusMessageObject()
    function statusMessageObject(p,d){
    this.msg =MESSAGE
    this.out =" "
    this.pos =POSITION
    this.delay=DELAY
    this.i=0
    this.reset=clearMessage}
    function clearMessage(){
    this.pos=POSITION}
    function scroller(){
    for (scroll.i=0;scroll.i<scroll.pos;scroll.i++){
    scroll.out += " "}
    if (scroll.pos >= 0)
    scroll.out += scroll.msg
    else scroll.out=scroll.msg.substring(-scroll.pos,scroll.msg.length)
    window.status=scroll.out
    scroll.out=" "
    scroll.pos--
    if (scroll.pos < -(scroll.msg.length)) {
    scroll.reset()}
    setTimeout('scroller()',scroll.delay)}
    function snapIn(jumpSpaces,position){
    var msg = scroll.msg
    var out = ""
    for(var i=0; i<position; i++)
    {out+= msg.charAt(i)}
    for(i=1;i<jumpSpaces;i++)
    {out += " "}
    out+=msg.charAt(position)
    window.status = out
    if(jumpSpaces <= 1) {
    position++
    if(msg.charAt(position) == ' ')
    {position++ }
    jumpSpaces = 100-position
    }else if (jumpSpaces > 3)
    {jumpSpaces *= .75}
    else
    {jumpSpaces--}
    if(position != msg.length) {
    var cmd = "snapIn(" + jumpSpaces + "," + position + ")";
    scrollID = window.setTimeout(cmd,scroll.delay);
    }else{window.status=""
    jumpSpaces=0
    position=0
    cmd = "snapIn(" + jumpSpaces + "," + position + ")";
    scrollID = window.setTimeout(cmd,scroll.delay);
    return false }
    return true}
    snapIn(100,0);
    </script>