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var thissize=11
var textfont="Verdana"

var textcolor= new Array()
textcolor[0]="336699"//"EEEEEE"
//textcolor[1]="DDDDDD"
//textcolor[2]="CCCCCC"
//textcolor[3]="AAAAAA"
//textcolor[4]="BBBBBB"


var message = new Array()


message[0]="<a href=http://www.umbc.edu/education/announcements/index.htm>Invitation to a Book Talk. <br>Click here...</a>"
//message[0]="<a href=http://www.umbc.edu/education/announcements/index.htm>Internship/Scholarship Applications. Click here...</a>"



var i_blurstrength=10
var i_message=0
var i_textcolor=0

function blurtext() {
if(document.all) {
if (i_blurstrength >=-2) {
if (i_textcolor >=textcolor.length-1) {i_textcolor=textcolor.length-1}
blurthis.innerHTML="<span id='blurpit1' style='position:absolute;visibility:visible;width:220px;top:0px;left:5px;filter:blur(add=0,strength="+i_blurstrength+",direction=90);font-family:"+textfont+";font-size:"+thissize+"pt;color:"+textcolor[i_textcolor]+"'>"+message[i_message]+"</span>";
document.close()
i_blurstrength=i_blurstrength-2
i_textcolor++
var timer=setTimeout("blurtext()",0)
}
else {
if (i_textcolor >=textcolor.length-1) {i_textcolor=textcolor.length-1}
blurthis.innerHTML="<span id='blurit1' style='position:absolute;visibility:visible;width:220px; top:0px;left:5px;filter:blendTrans(duration=4.2);font-family:"+textfont+";font-size:"+thissize+"pt;color:000000'>"+message[i_message]+"</span>";
i_message++
if (i_message>=message.length){i_message=0}
i_blurstrength=20
i_textcolor=0
clearTimeout(timer)
var timer=setTimeout("blurtext()",3000)
}
}
}
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