function move() {
			var theItems = document.getElementById('items');
			var theTicker = document.getElementById('newsticker');
			var height = theTicker.offsetHeight;
			temp += 1;
			theItems.style.marginTop = '-' + temp + 'px';
			if (temp < (height-1)) {
				window.setTimeout('move()', 100);
			} else {
				temp = 0;
			}
		}
		
		function startTicker() {
			if (!newsItems[index]) {
				index = 0;
			}
			
			var theItems = document.getElementById('items');
			var theTicker = document.getElementById('newsticker');
			var height = theTicker.offsetHeight;
			theItems.style.marginTop = -height+2 + 'px';
			
			var newItem = document.createElement('li');
			var newLink = document.createElement('a');
			var newHref = document.createAttribute('href');
			newHref.nodeValue = newsLinks[index];
			newLink.setAttributeNode(newHref);
			var newText = document.createTextNode(newsItems[index]);
			newLink.appendChild(newText);
			newItem.appendChild(newLink);
			theItems.replaceChild(newItem, theItems.firstChild);
			
			
			
			
			var next = theItems.firstChild.nextSibling;
			newItem = false;
			if (newsItems[index+1]) {
				var i = index+1;
			} else {
				var i = 0;
			}
			newText = newsItems[i];
			newItem = document.createElement('li');
			newText = document.createTextNode(newText);
			newLink = document.createElement('a');
			newHref = document.createAttribute('href');
			newHref.nodeValue = newsLinks[i];
			newLink.setAttributeNode(newHref);
			newLink.appendChild(newText);
			newItem.appendChild(newLink);
			theItems.replaceChild(newItem, next);
			
			
			
			
			next = theItems.lastChild;
			newItem = false;
			newText = newsItems[i];
			newItem = document.createElement('li');
			newText = document.createTextNode(newText);
			newLink = document.createElement('a');
			newHref = document.createAttribute('href');
			newHref.nodeValue = newsLinks[i];
			newLink.setAttributeNode(newHref);
			newLink.appendChild(newText);
			newItem.appendChild(newLink);
			theItems.replaceChild(newItem, next);

			move();
			index++;
		}