var delay=50;
var nextm=0;


function start_ticker() {
	do_ticker(msg[0], 0, 1);
}

function do_ticker(text, pos, dir)
{
var out='<font face="Arial, Helvetica" color=darkyellow>[ <font color=#ff6600><strong><font size=-1>'+text.substring(0, pos)+'</font></font></strong> ]</font>';

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

pos+=dir;

if(pos>text.length)
	setTimeout('do_ticker("'+text+'",'+pos+','+(-dir)+')', delay*400);
else
{
	if(pos<0) {
		if(++nextm>=msg.length)
		nextm=0;
		text=msg[nextm];
		dir=-dir;
}

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