//if (document.images) {
   absa = new Image ();
   absa.src = "./images/sponsors/absa.jpg";
   engen = new Image ();
   engen.src = "./images/sponsors/engen.jpg";
   sensako = new Image ();
   sensako.src = "./images/sponsors/sensako.jpg";
   sparta = new Image ();
   sparta.src = "./images/sponsors/sparta.gif";
   monsanto = new Image ();
   monsanto.src = "./images/sponsors/monsanto.jpg";
   redstar = new Image ();
   redstar.src = "./images/sponsors/redstar.jpg";
   usn = new Image ();
   usn.src = "./images/sponsors/usn.jpg";
   sab = new Image ();
   sab.src = "./images/sponsors/sab.jpg";
//}

function addScrollers() {
// code each scroller as follows:
// startScroll('id of scroller div','content of scroller');
startScroll('myscroller','<p><img src="images/sponsors/absa.jpg"></p><p><img src="images/sponsors/engen.jpg"></p><p><img src="images/sponsors/sensako.jpg"></p><p><img src="images/sponsors/sparta.gif"></p><p><img src="images/sponsors/monsanto.jpg"></p><p><img src="images/sponsors/redstar.jpg"></p><p><img src="images/sponsors/usn.jpg"></p><p><img src="images/sponsors/sab.jpg"></p>');
}

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);
}

//window.onload = setTimeout("addScrollers()", 1000);