var severity = new Array("#33cc33", "#ff9933", "#ff0000")
		var newsInfo = new Array()

		//ticker news itesm
		newsInfo[0] = new Array("Hilton resort boosts coastal market", "/news/item,0,49")
		newsInfo[1] = new Array("The best places to buy a family holiday home", "/news/item,0,48")
		newsInfo[2] = new Array("Medical facts for Turkish home owners", "/news/item,0,45")
		newsInfo[3] = new Array("Why is Turkey heaven for retirees?", "/news/item,0,46")
		//
			
		var tickerCursor = 0
		var tickerIndex = 0
		var ani
		var tickerCur = 0
		var tickerCurText = new Array("-", "_", " ")
		var lastSeverity
		var displayChars = 90
		
		function startTicker() {
			if (newsInfo.length > 0) ticker()
		}
		
		function clickTicker() {
			window.location.href = newsInfo[tickerIndex][1]
		}
		
		function ticker() {
			var wait = 5
			var tickerText = document.getElementById("tickerText")
			var newsText = newsInfo[tickerIndex][0]
			var newsLink = newsInfo[tickerIndex][1]
			var startPos = 0
			if (tickerCursor > displayChars) startPos = tickerCursor - displayChars
			
			tickerText.innerHTML = "<a href=\"" + newsLink + "\">" + newsText.substring(startPos, tickerCursor) + tickerCurText[tickerCur++] + "</a>&nbsp;"
			
			if (tickerCur == tickerCurText.length) {
				tickerCursor++
				tickerCur = 0
				//if (newsInfo.length > 1) wait = 1000 else wait = 10000
			}	
			
			if (tickerCursor > newsText.length) {
				tickerCursor = 0
				tickerIndex ++
				wait = 1500
			}
			
			if (tickerIndex >= newsInfo.length) tickerIndex = 0	
			
			ani = setTimeout("ticker()", wait)
		}