var tickercontent2=new Array()

// News Items</span> <strong>Read more...</strong></a>')
tickercontent2.push('<strong class="red">&#8250;</strong> <a href="/news/Newsreader.php?news=09/02/shire-launch-will-guide.html&redirect=quantum-nt1"><strong class="red"> Shire Direct Launch Guide to making a Will.</strong><span class="black"></span> <strong>Read more...</strong></a>')
tickercontent2.push('<strong class="red">&#8250;</strong> <a href="/news/Newsreader.php?news=09/01/shire-launches-wills-0901.html&redirect=quantum-nt1"><strong class="red"> Shire Direct Announce Launch Of Legal Services</strong><span class="black"> <br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Question - Have you made a will?</span> <strong>Read more...</strong></a>')
tickercontent2.push('<strong class="red">&#8250;</strong> <a href="/news/Newsreader.php?news=09/02/market-comparison-websites-not-full-story-0209.html&redirect=quantum-nt1"><strong class="red">Market comparison Websites for Insurance don\'t include everyone!</strong><span class="black"></span> <strong>Read more...</strong></a>')
tickercontent2.push('<strong class="red">&#8250;</strong> <a href="/news/Newsreader.php?news=09/01/what-credit-crunch-0901.html&redirect=quantum-nt1"><strong class="red"> Credit Crunching Mortgages Deals!</strong><span class="black"> Rates as low as 3.19% still available!</span> <strong>Read more...</strong></a>')

// General Info
tickercontent2.push('<strong class="red">&#8250;</strong> <a href="/about/treating-customers-fairly.html"><span class="black">Read about our commitment to </span><strong class="black">Treating Customers Fairly...</strong></a>')

// Repeats
tickercontent2.push(tickercontent2[0]) //  Repeat
tickercontent2.push(tickercontent2[1]) //  Repeat
tickercontent2.push(tickercontent2[2]) //  Repeat
tickercontent2.push(tickercontent2[3]) //  Repeat

tickercontent2.push('<strong class="red">&#8250;</strong> <a href="/about/10-great-reasons.html"><strong class="red">10 GREAT Reasons</strong><span class="black"> to choose Shire Direct!</span> <strong>Read more...</strong></a>')


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* DHTML Ticker script- � Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com)
* This notice MUST stay intact for legal use
* Visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com/ for this script and 100s more.
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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]){
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contentdiv.style.MozOpacity=this.opacitysetting
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else
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this.opacitysetting+=0.2
if (fadetype=="up" && this.opacitysetting>=1)
clearInterval(this[timerid])
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new domticker(tickercontent2, "domticker2", "someclass", 3500, "fadeit")

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