var newsticker;
var tickerCounter = 0;

function shownews() {
	newsticker = document.getElementById('newsticker');
	if( newsticker) {
		newsticker = newsticker.firstChild;
		newsticker.style.top = "0px";
		setTimeout( "scrollnews()", 3000);
	}
}

function scrollnews() {
	var t = parseInt(newsticker.style.top);
	var h = newsticker.offsetHeight -1;
	if( Math.abs(t)>=h) {
		t=24;
		tickerCounter=0;
	}
	newsticker.style.top = t-1 + 'px';
	tickerCounter++;
	if( tickerCounter<24)
		setTimeout( "scrollnews()", 30);
	else {
		tickerCounter = 0;
		setTimeout( "scrollnews()", 3000);
	}
}

function gotonews() {
	top.location.href="news.html";
}