	function pausescroller(divId, itemClass, divClass, delay)
	{
		var containerDiv = document.getElementById(divId);
		if (!containerDiv)
		{
			return null;
		}
		
		var els = getElementsByClassName(containerDiv,"div",itemClass);
		this.content = new Array();
		for (var i=0; i<els.length; i++)
		{
			//alert(els[i].innerHTML);
			this.content.push(els[i].innerHTML);
		}
		
		this.tickerid = divId;
		this.delay = delay;
		this.mouseoverBol = 0;
		this.hiddendivpointer = 1;
		
		if (this.content.length < 1)
		{
			this.content[0] = "";
		}
		if (this.content.length < 2)
		{
			this.content[1] = this.content[0];
		}

		var code = '<div class="innerDiv" style="position: absolute; width: 100%" id="'+divId+'1">' + this.content[0] + '</div>';
		code += '<div class="innerDiv" style="position: absolute; width: 100%; visibility: hidden" id="' + divId + '2">' + this.content[1] + '</div>';
		containerDiv.innerHTML = code;
		
	}

	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
	// initialize()- Initialize scroller method.
	// -Get div objects, set initial positions, start up down animation
	// -------------------------------------------------------------------

	pausescroller.prototype.initialize = function()
	{
		this.tickerdiv = document.getElementById(this.tickerid);
		this.visiblediv = document.getElementById(this.tickerid+"1");
		this.hiddendiv = document.getElementById(this.tickerid+"2");
		this.visibledivtop = parseInt(pausescroller.getCSSpadding(this.tickerdiv));

		//set width of inner DIVs to outer DIV's width minus padding (padding assumed to be top padding x 2)
		this.visiblediv.style.width = this.hiddendiv.style.width=this.tickerdiv.offsetWidth-(this.visibledivtop*2)+"px";
		this.getinline(this.visiblediv, this.hiddendiv);
		this.hiddendiv.style.visibility="visible";
		var scrollerinstance=this;
		document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){scrollerinstance.mouseoverBol=1};
		document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){scrollerinstance.mouseoverBol=0};
		if (window.attachEvent)
		{
			window.attachEvent("onunload", function(){scrollerinstance.tickerdiv.onmouseover=scrollerinstance.tickerdiv.onmouseout=null});
		}

		setTimeout(function(){scrollerinstance.animateup()}, this.delay);
	}


	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
	// animateup()- Move the two inner divs of the scroller up and in sync
	// -------------------------------------------------------------------

	pausescroller.prototype.animateup = function()
	{
		var scrollerinstance = this;
		if (parseInt(this.hiddendiv.style.top)>(this.visibledivtop+5))
		{
			this.visiblediv.style.top=parseInt(this.visiblediv.style.top)-5+"px";
			this.hiddendiv.style.top=parseInt(this.hiddendiv.style.top)-5+"px";
			setTimeout(function(){scrollerinstance.animateup()}, 50);
		}
		else
		{
			this.getinline(this.hiddendiv, this.visiblediv);
			this.swapdivs();
			setTimeout(function(){scrollerinstance.setmessage()}, this.delay);
		}
	}

	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
	// swapdivs()- Swap between which is the visible and which is the hidden div
	// -------------------------------------------------------------------

	pausescroller.prototype.swapdivs = function()
	{
		var tempcontainer = this.visiblediv;
		this.visiblediv = this.hiddendiv;
		this.hiddendiv = tempcontainer;
	}

	pausescroller.prototype.getinline=function(div1, div2)
	{
		div1.style.top=this.visibledivtop+"px";
		div2.style.top=Math.max(div1.parentNode.offsetHeight, div1.offsetHeight)+"px";
	}

	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
	// setmessage()- Populate the hidden div with the next message before it's visible
	// -------------------------------------------------------------------

	pausescroller.prototype.setmessage=function()
	{
		var scrollerinstance = this
		if (this.mouseoverBol == 1)
		{
			setTimeout(function(){scrollerinstance.setmessage()}, 100);
		}
		else
		{
			var i=this.hiddendivpointer;
			var ceiling=this.content.length;
			this.hiddendivpointer=(i+1>ceiling-1)? 0 : i+1;
			this.hiddendiv.innerHTML=this.content[this.hiddendivpointer];
			this.animateup();
		}
	}

	pausescroller.getCSSpadding=function(tickerobj)
	{
		if (tickerobj.currentStyle)
		{
			return tickerobj.currentStyle["paddingTop"];
		}
		else if (window.getComputedStyle)
		{
			return window.getComputedStyle(tickerobj, "").getPropertyValue("padding-top");
		}
		else
		{
			return 0;
		}
	}
