function createTicker() {
	var tickerLIs = $("#ticker-area ul").children();
	tickerItems = new Array();
	tickerLIs.each(function(el) {
		tickerItems.push( jQuery(this).html() );
	});
	i = 0
	rotateTicker();
}

function rotateTicker() {
	
	if(i == tickerItems.length) {
		i = 0;
	}
	
	tickerText = tickerItems[i];
	c = 0;
	typetext();
	setTimeout("rotateTicker()", 5000);
	
	i++;
}

var isInTag = false;
function typetext() {
	var thisChar = tickerText.substr(c, 1);
	if(thisChar == '<') { 
		isInTag = true; 
	}
	
	if(thisChar == '>') { 
		isInTag = false; 
	}
	
	$('#ticker-area').html("<span class=\"brooksmaintextbold\">Latest News:</span> " + tickerText.substr(0, c++) + "_");
	
	if(c < tickerText.length + 1) {
		if(isInTag) {
			typetext();
		} else {
			setTimeout("typetext()", 35);
		}
	}
	else {
		c = 1;
		tickerText = "";
	}	
}