function dis_marquee() { document.write('<marquee style="color:rgb(0,0,0); font-family:Verdana; font-size:8; border="1" width="98%"; height="15" scrolldelay="150" border="1"><FONT COLOR="white"><B><FONT SIZE="2">Basava Jayanthi celebration on Saturday, May 21st, 2011 10AM – 4PM at Methuen Public Library, 305 Broadway, Muthuen, MA 01844. 34th VSNA Annual Convention 2011 - International Basava Conference on July 2nd and 3rd.  Daasoha Day on July 4th, 2011.</FONT></B></FONT></marquee>');}