var delay=50;
var nextm=100;

function start_ticker()
 {
  fw_ticker(tickercontent[1],0,1);
 }

function fw_ticker(text, pos, dir)
 {
  var out='<font face="Courier New, Courier, mono" color=#EED231>[ <font color=#ffffff size=2>'+text.substring(0, pos)+'</font> ]</font>';

        if(navigator.appName=="Netscape")
                with(document.ticker.document)
                {
                        open(); write(out); close();
                }
        else
                ticker.innerHTML=out;

        pos+=dir;

        if(pos>text.length)
                setTimeout('fw_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+(-dir)+')', delay*100);
        
        
        
        else
            {
                if(pos<0)
                {
                 if(++nextm>=tickercontent.length)
                    nextm=0;
                    text=tickercontent[nextm];
                    dir=-dir;
                }

                setTimeout('fw_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+dir+')', delay);
            }
}