function vs_addScrollers() {
// code each scroller as follows:
// vs_startScroll('id of scroller div','content of scroller');
vs_startScroll('newsScroller',$('newsScroller').innerHTML);
}

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 vs_objWidth(obj) {if(obj.offsetWidth) return obj.offsetWidth; if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.width; return 0;} 
function vs_objHeight(obj) {if(obj.offsetHeight) return obj.offsetHeight; if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.height; return 0;} 
function vs_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 vs_startScroll(sN,txt)
{
    var scr=$(sN); var sW = vs_objWidth(scr)-6; var sH = vs_objHeight(scr); scr.innerHTML = '<div id="'+sN+'in" style="position:absolute; left:3px; width:'+sW+';">'+txt+'<\/div>'; var sTxt=$(sN+'in'); var eH=vs_objHeight(sTxt); sTxt.style.top=(dR? -eH : sH)+'px'; sTxt.style.clip='rect(0,'+sW+'px,'+eH+'px,0)'; 
    $(sN+'in').onmouseover = function() { step=0; }
    $(sN+'in').onmouseout = function() { step=2; }
    
    setInterval(function() {vs_scrF(sTxt.style,sH,eH);},1000/speed);
}

//window.onload = vs_addScrollers;
Event.observe(window,"load",vs_addScrollers,false);