var newslist=new Array();
var cnt=0;			// current news item
var curr = "";
var i=-1;			// current letter being typed
var inc = 0;
newslist[inc]=new Array("Applied DNA Sciences says revenues leap, launches into track-and-trace","http://www.securingpharma.com/applied-dna-sciences-says-revenues-leap-launches-into-track-and-trace/s40/a1241/");
inc ++;

newslist[inc]=new Array("California Board of Pharmacy weighs in on RxTEC proposal","http://www.securingpharma.com/california-board-of-pharmacy-weighs-in-on-rxtec-proposal/s40/a1240/");
inc ++;

newslist[inc]=new Array("Pharmelp sampling project gets underway in Senegal","http://www.securingpharma.com/pharmelp-sampling-project-gets-underway-in-senegal/s40/a1239/");
inc ++;

newslist[inc]=new Array("Low-cost quality test for antimalarials developed ","http://www.securingpharma.com/low-cost-quality-test-for-antimalarials-developed-/s40/a1238/");
inc ++;

function newsticker() {
	var tickertxt = document.getElementById( 'tickertxt' );
	// next character of current item
	if (i < newslist[cnt][0].length - 1) {
		i++;
		temp1 = newslist[cnt][0];	
		temp1 = temp1.split('');	
  		curr = curr+temp1[i];
		temp2 = newslist[cnt][1];	
  		tickertxt.innerHTML = "<a href='"+temp2+"'>"+curr+"_</a>";
  		setTimeout('newsticker()',10);
		return;
	}

	// new item
	i = -1; curr = "";
	if (cnt<newslist.length-1)
		cnt++;
	else
		cnt=0;
	setTimeout('newsticker()',3000);
}