// JavaScript Document
var fullLength = 0;
var cutPos = 0 ;
var currentPos = 0;
var cutLength = 75;
var tickerSteps = 1;
var fullstring = "";
var newsticker_timer;
var newstickerObj = '' ;

function transferNewsContent() {
	
	// Reset the cutting position when we would cut the Nothing
	if (currentPos > fullstring.length) {
		currentPos = 0 ;
	}
	
	transString = fullstring.substr(currentPos,cutLength);
	
	if (transString.length < cutLength) {
		transString = transString + fullstring ;
		transString = transString.substr(0,cutLength) ;
	}
	
	// Convert spacers to &nbsp;
	newstickerObj.innerHTML = transString.replace(/ /,'&nbsp;');
	currentPos = currentPos + tickerSteps;
	
	//newsticker_timer = window.setTimeout(transferNewsContent,300);
}

function startNewsTicker() {
	newstickerObj = document.getElementById("newsticker_text");
	newstickerObj.style.display = 'block' ;
	fullstring = newstickerObj.innerHTML.replace(/&amp;/,'&');
	fullLength = fullstring.length;
	newsticker_timer = window.setInterval(transferNewsContent,300);
}