<!-- Begin
// news ticker function
var newslist=new Array();
var cnt=0;			// current news item
var curr = "";
var i=-1;			// current letter being typed


newslist[0] = new Array("&#60a href&#61&#34http&#58&#47&#47blogs&#46independent&#46co&#46uk&#47independent&#47diplomatic&#95licence&#47index&#46html&#34 target&#61&#34&#95blank&#34&#62Diplomatic Licence&#58 SavingSaakashvili&#60&#47a&#62 ... <!-- 2008-08-12 09:48:44 -->", "http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/a-hrefhttpblogsindependentcoukindependentdiplomaticlicenceindexhtml-targetblankdiplomatic-licence-saving-saakashvilia-848475.html");

newslist[1] = new Array("Russian troops &#39open second front&#39 <!-- 2008-08-12 09:49:44 -->", "http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russian-troops-open-second-front-891052.html");

newslist[2] = new Array("Pressure mounts against Musharraf <!-- 2008-08-12 09:55:44 -->", "http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/pressure-mounts-against-musharraf-891075.html");

newslist[3] = new Array("Inflation&#45busting water bill rises revealed <!-- 2008-08-12 09:55:44 -->", "http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/inflationbusting-water-bill-rises-revealed-891097.html");

newslist[4] = new Array("Staying fit and healthy at uni <!-- 2008-08-12 09:46:44 -->", "http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/higher/staying-fit-and-healthy-at-uni-891166.html");

var newstickerAnchor, newstickerSpan, newstickerCurrentNews;

function newsticker()
{
	newstickerAnchor = document.createElement('a');
	newstickerAnchor.target = '_blank';
	newstickerAnchor.style.backgroundColor = (typeof(ntBackgroundColor) == 'string')?ntBackgroundColor:'#ffff66';
	newstickerAnchor.style.color = (typeof(ntTextColor) == 'string')?ntTextColor:'#333333';
	newstickerAnchor.style.fontSize = '12px';
	newstickerSpan = document.getElementById("mtxt");
	newstickerSpan.appendChild(newstickerAnchor);
	newstickerCurrentNews = 0;
	newstickerScrollNews();
}

function newstickerScrollNews(){
	newstickerAnchor.href = newslist[newstickerCurrentNews][1];
	newstickerAnchor.innerHTML = newslist[newstickerCurrentNews][0];
		
	// new item
	if (newstickerCurrentNews<newslist.length-1)
		newstickerCurrentNews++;
	else
		newstickerCurrentNews=0;
	setTimeout('newstickerScrollNews()',4000)
}
//  End -->