var Step = 1;
var Speed = 1;
var startTime;
var datum = new Date();

if (navigator.appName == "Netscape")
{
	Step = 1;
}

function Init()
{
	startTime = parseInt(datum.getTime());
	document.getElementById("rss-showcase").style.display = "block";
  News = document.getElementById("news");
  ScrollAction();
}
function Scroll()
{
	var positionX = parseInt(News.style.left);
	if (positionX < parseInt(document.getElementById("news").offsetWidth)*(-1))
	{
		News.style.left = 585+"px";
		datum = new Date();
		startTime = datum.getTime();
	}
	News.style.left = parseInt(585 - Position())+"px";
}
function ScrollAction()
{
  setInterval("Scroll()", Speed);
}

function Position()
{
	var velocity = 2;
	datum = new Date();
	var timeSec = parseInt(datum.getTime() - startTime);
	return parseInt(velocity * timeSec/100);
}

function ReplacePx(value)
{
	value = value.replace("px","");
	return value;
}