/* */
			/* Variable declarations for status bar scrolling msg */
			/* */

			var dispscrmsg = new Boolean();
			var dispscrmsg = true;

			var scrmsg = new String(" ");
			var scrmsg = "Welcome!                                                                                                               This is my home page which provides me a safe platform with links to some of the best resources on the Web.                                                                             Please feel free to use any of the resources availabe on this page.";  

			var scrpos = new Number;
			var scrpos = 0; 
			
			var scrspacer = new String(" ");
			var scrspacer = "                                                                                                               "; 

			var scrlmsg = scrspacer + scrmsg;

			var timerid = new Number;

			var uDateTimer = new Boolean();
			uDateTimer=true;

			/* */
			/* End of variable declarations for status bar scrolling msg */
			/* */





			/* */
			/* ScrollMessage() Welcomes visitors and tells them about the page	*/
			/* scrolls message across status line						*/
			/* */

			function ScrollMessage() 
			{ 
				if (uDateTimer == true)
				{
					clearTimeout(timerid);
					uDateTimer = false;
				};

				if(dispscrmsg == true)
				{
					window.status = scrlmsg.substring(scrpos, scrlmsg.length);
				}
				else
				{
					window.status = " ";
				};

				scrpos++; 

				if (scrpos == scrlmsg.length) 
				{
					scrpos = 0; 
				};

				uDateTimer = true;
				timerid = window.setTimeout("ScrollMessage()", 100);  
			};

			/* */
			/* End of ScrollMessage()								*/
			/* */