var bTimerActive;
var nTimerInterval;
var nItemIndex = -1;
var items = new Array();

function initTicker()
{
	nTimerInterval = 3000;
	startTicker(0);
}

function updateTicker()
{
	nItemIndex = (nItemIndex + 1) % items.length;
	document.getElementById('item').innerHTML = items[nItemIndex];

	if (bTimerActive)
		startTicker(nTimerInterval);
}

function startTicker(nInterval)
{
	bTimerActive = true;
	setTimeout('updateTicker()',nInterval);
}