<!---
var position = 0;
var currNewsItem = 0;
var msg = tit[0];
var msgLnk = lnk[0];
var msgLen = msg.length;

function banner() {
	if ( newsTickerElem == '' ) 
		newsTickerElem = document.getElementById(newsTickerName);
	
	win = 'window.open("'+msgLnk+'","","width=800,height=500,location=yes,scrollbars=yes,resizeable=yes,toolbar=yes,status=yes")';
     newsTickerElem.innerHTML = "<a href='javascript:void(0);' onmouseup='"+win+"'>"+ msg.substring( 0, position ) + "</a>";
     
     if ( position++ >= msgLen ) {

          position = 0;
          ++currNewsItem;
          if ( currNewsItem >= maxNewsItems )
          	currNewsItem = 0;
          	
		msg = tit[currNewsItem];
		msgLnk = lnk[currNewsItem];
		          	
          id=setTimeout('banner()',tickerPause);
     }
	else
     	id=setTimeout('banner()',tickerSpeed);
}

// -->
