var newslist=new Array();
var cnt=0;			// current news item
var curr = "";
var i=-1;			// current letter being typed

function newsticker()
{
  // next character of current item
  if (i < newslist[cnt][0].length - 1)
  {
    i++;
    temp1 = newslist[cnt][0];
    temp1 = temp1.split('');
    curr = curr+temp1[i];
    temp2 = newslist[cnt][1];
	newsscroller.innerHTML = curr+"|";
    setTimeout('newsticker()',10)
    return;
  }
  // new item
  i = -1; curr = "";
  if (cnt<newslist.length-1)
    cnt++;
  else
    cnt=0;
  setTimeout('newsticker()',5000)
}