<!--
var ticker_newsBannerTexts;
var ticker_newsBannerLinks;
var ticker_changeSpeed;
var ticker_animSpeed = 25;
var ticker_element;
var ticker_content;
var ticker_colors = ['#3E2D22', '#4D3C31', '#5D4C41', '#6D5C51', '#7D6B61', '#8C7B70', '#9D8B81', '#AD9B91', '#BCABA0', '#CCBAB0', '#DCCAC0',  '#EDDBD1'];

function ticker() {
	if (window.ticker_newsBannerTexts == null || ticker_newsBannerTexts.length == 0)
		return;
	ticker_element = document.getElementById("newsBanner");
	playTicker(0);
}


function playTicker(index) {
	ticker_element.innerHTML = ticker_newsBannerLinks[index];
	ticker_content = document.getElementById("newsBannerContent");
	ticker_content.style.color = ticker_colors[0];
	ticker_content.innerHTML = ticker_newsBannerTexts[index];
	
	setTimeout("animateTicker(0)", ticker_animSpeed);
	setTimeout("playTicker(" + (++index >=  ticker_newsBannerTexts.length ? 0 : index) + ")", ticker_changeSpeed);
}

function animateTicker(index) {
	if (index < ticker_colors.length) {
			ticker_content.style.color = ticker_colors[index++];
			setTimeout("animateTicker(" + index + ")", ticker_animSpeed);
	}
}
-->