var News=Array();
var item=0;
var character=0;
var timer;
var prefix='Latest News : ';
var cursor='';

function updateNewsTicker()
{
	ticker=document.getElementById('news');
	l=News[item].length;
	character++;
	if(character>l)
	{
		character=0;
		ticker.innerHTML=prefix+News[item];
		timer=clearInterval(timer);
		setTimeout('startNextItem();',2000);
	}
	else
	{
		disp=News[item].substring(0,character);
		ticker.innerHTML=prefix+disp+cursor;
	}
}

function startNextItem()
{
	item++;
	if(item>=News.length)
	{
		item=0;
	}
	timer=setInterval('updateNewsTicker();',100);
}

function changeCursor()
{
	if(cursor==' _')
	{
		cursor='';
	}
	else
	{
		cursor=' _';
	}
}