var timerID = null;
var timerRunning = false;
var id,pause=0,position=0;
var tickertext;

function marquee() {
	var i,k;
	msg = tickertext;
	k=(80/msg.length)+1;
	for(i=0;i<=k;i++) msg+=" "+msg;
	document.marqueeform.marquee.value=msg.substring(position,position+120);
	if(position++==tickertext.length) position=0;
	id=setTimeout("marquee()",200); 
}
	
function StopTicker() {
	if(!pause) {
		clearTimeout(id);
		pause=1;
	} else {
		marquee();
		pause=0;
	}
}

function StartTicker(tick) {
	tickertext = tick;
	marquee();
}