function newImage(arg) {
		if (document.images) {
			rslt = new Image();
			rslt.src = arg;
			return rslt;
		}
	}
	
	function changeImages() {
		if (document.images && (preloadFlag == true)) {
			for (var i=0; i<changeImages.arguments.length; i+=2) {
				document[changeImages.arguments[i]].src = changeImages.arguments[i+1];
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		}
	}
	
	var preloadFlag = false;
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			portfolio_over = newImage("http://blogwhatdesign.com/8025811/templatefiles/main/rollovers/portfolio_over.png");
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	var tickercontent=new Array()
	tickercontent[0]='Tiffany blogs on natural family living at the <a href="http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/"Nature Moms blog!</a>'
	tickercontent[1]='Lara blogs at <a href="http://thedesired.net">TheDesired.NET</a> on everything imaginable!'
	tickercontent[2]='blackminorca blogs at <a href="http://www.cybercossack.com">Cyber Cossack</a> on Ukrainian news and events.'
	tickercontent[3]='The Twirlin\' crew blogs on all things twirlin\' at <a href="http://www.twirlin.info/">Twirlin.info</a>!'
	tickercontent[4]='The AIDP American National Section blogs at <a href="http://www.aidpblog.org">The AIDP Blog</a> on Int.l Criminal Law!'
	tickercontent[5]='Morgan blogs at <a href="http://www.afterelevenapparel.com">After Eleven Apparel</a> on her hott new designer t-shirt releases.'
	
	
	
	
	function domticker(content, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot){
	this.content=content
	this.tickerid=divId //ID of master ticker div. Message is contained inside first child of ticker div
	this.delay=delay //Delay between msg change, in miliseconds.
	this.mouseoverBol=0 //Boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is)
	this.pointer=1
	this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : ""
	if (this.opacitystring!="") this.delay+=500 //add 1/2 sec to account for fade effect, if enabled
	this.opacitysetting=0.2 //Opacity value when reset. Internal use.
	document.write('<div id="'+divId+'" class="'+divClass+'"><div style="'+this.opacitystring+'">'+content[0]+'</div></div>')
	var instanceOfTicker=this
	setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()}, delay)
	}
	
	domticker.prototype.initialize=function(){
	var instanceOfTicker=this
	this.contentdiv=document.getElementById(this.tickerid).firstChild //div of inner content that holds the messages
	document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=1}
	document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=0}
	this.rotatemsg()
	}
	
	domticker.prototype.rotatemsg=function(){
	var instanceOfTicker=this
	if (this.mouseoverBol==1) //if mouse is currently over ticker, do nothing (pause it)
	setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, 100)
	else{
	this.fadetransition("reset") //FADE EFFECT- RESET OPACITY
	this.contentdiv.innerHTML=this.content[this.pointer]
	this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 100) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT
	this.pointer=(this.pointer<this.content.length-1)? this.pointer+1 : 0
	setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, this.delay) //update container
	}
	}
	
	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
	// fadetransition()- cross browser fade method for IE5.5+ and Mozilla/Firefox
	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
	
	domticker.prototype.fadetransition=function(fadetype, timerid){
	var contentdiv=this.contentdiv
	if (fadetype=="reset")
	this.opacitysetting=0.2
	if (contentdiv.filters && contentdiv.filters[0]){
	if (typeof contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=="number") //IE6+
	contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=this.opacitysetting*100
	else //IE 5.5
	contentdiv.style.filter="alpha(opacity="+this.opacitysetting*100+")"
	}
	else if (typeof contentdiv.style.MozOpacity!="undefined" && this.opacitystring!=""){
	contentdiv.style.MozOpacity=this.opacitysetting
	}
	else
	this.opacitysetting=1
	if (fadetype=="up")
	this.opacitysetting+=0.2
	if (fadetype=="up" && this.opacitysetting>=1)
	clearInterval(this[timerid])
	}