// JavaScript Document

// Welcome to Tipster! 

// First, create a new tip object, and pass it its own name so it can reference itself.
var docTips = new TipObj('docTips');
with (docTips)
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  tips.raw = new Array(5, 5, 100, 'Hope you like it...');
  tips.useful = new Array(5, 5, 150, 'This can add important context information to any link...');
  
  tips.ginning = new Array( -5, 5, 300, '<b>Ginning</b><br /><hr />Processing of the modules of seed cotton to clean bales of cotton lint sold for further manufacturing. Ginning separates the cotton fibres from the cotton seed and combs the finished fibres. A series of drying and cleaning processes use hot air to remove leaf trash, dirt and excess moisture before the fibre is separated from the seed.)');

  tips.classing = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Classing</b><br /><hr />Cotton is classed by examining the characteristics: grade, staple, strength and micronaire.');
  tips.marketing = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Marketing</b><br /><hr />Could click here to visit Queensland Cotton dedicated site for buyers of cotton.');
	
  tips.raw = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Raw Cotton</b><br /><hr />Cotton prior to ginning, also known as seed cotton (Cotton in its natural state with lint attached to the seed.)');
  tips.spinning = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Spinning</b><br /><hr />Converts the cotton fibre into yarn which is then transformed into fabric by either knitting or spinning');
  tips.grade = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Grade</b><br /><hr />There are different grades of cotton, based on the colour of the fibre, its trash content, its basic apperance and staple length. Cotton is classed against international standards.');
  tips.bale = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Bale</b><br /><hr />Nominal 227 kg of processed and packed cotton lint ready for transportation to mills.');
  tips.lngth = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Fibre Length</b><br /><hr />Fibre length can vary between 1" (one inch) and 1 3/16" (one inch three sixteenths). Variety and growing conditions will determine actual fibre length');
  tips.strength = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Fibre Strength</b><br /><hr />The measure of force needed to break a sample of fibre.');
  tips.inputs = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Crop Inputs</b><br /><hr />Products used in growing a cotton crop including seed, fertilizer and chemicals.');
  tips.season = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Season</b><br /><hr />The ginning season is generally 100 days over the period March to August in Australia and September to February in the USA - depending on the geographic region, climatic conditions and the crop size.');
  tips.module = new Array( -5, 5, 150, '<b>Module</b><br /><hr />After harvesting, the cotton is tipped into module builders which pack the cotton into modules which resemble large loaves of bread. The modules are covered with tarpaulins to protect the cotton against adverse weather conditions. Modules are stored on the farms, ready for transportation to the gins. Each module weighs 12-13 tonnes and yields approximately 20 bales of cotton.');
	tips.yearround = new Array( -5, 5, 150, "<b>Year Round Supply</b><br /><hr />Click Here to view a map of Queensland Cotton's year-round supply of cotton.");
	tips.asx = new Array( -5, 5, 150, "<b>Australian Stock Exchange</b><br /><hr />Click Here to visit the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) website.");
	tips.sigops = new Array( -5, 5, 150, "<b>Queensland Cotton Globally</b><br /><hr />Click Here to view a map of Queensland Cotton's international operations.");

// Mt Tyson Seeds
	tips.pulse = new Array( -5, 5, 150, "<b>Pulse crops</b><br /><hr />Pulse crops include mungbeans, chickpeas, faba beans, field peas, lentils and navy beans.");
	tips.chick = new Array( -5, 5, 150, "<b>Chickpeas</b><br /><hr />Chickpeas are part of the legume superfood family and are a valuable source of nutrients such as protein, fibre, potassium and iron.");
	tips.mung = new Array( -5, 5, 150, "<b>Mung Beans</b><br /><hr />Mung Beans are very low in saturated fat and cholesterol and are also a good source of protein, thiamine and magnesium, and a very good source of dietary fibre and folate.");

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