<!--
var delay=50;
var nextm=0;

function start_ticker(txt1, txt2, txt3,txt4)
{
	msg=new Array
	(
		txt1,'',txt2,'',txt3,'',txt4,''
	);
	do_ticker(msg[0], 0, 1);
}

function do_ticker(text, pos, dir)
{
	var out=text.substring(0, pos);
	   var ticker; 
	   if (document.getElementById) { 
	     ticker = document.getElementById('ticker'); 
	   } 
	   else if (document.all) { 
	     ticker = document.all['ticker']; 
	   } 
	   if (ticker && typeof ticker.innerHTML != 'undefined') { 
	     ticker.innerHTML = out; 
	   } 
	ticker.innerHTML=out;
	pos+=dir;

	if(pos>text.length)
		setTimeout('do_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+(-dir)+')', delay*1);
	else
	{
		if(pos<0)
		{
			if(++nextm>=msg.length)
				nextm=0;
			text=msg[nextm];
			dir=-dir;
		}

		setTimeout('do_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+dir+')', delay*1);
	}
}
// -->