$(document).ready(function () {
	createTicker();
}); 

function createTicker() {
	// put all list elements within #ticker-area into array
	var tickerLIs = $("#ticker-area ul > li");
	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("&nbsp;" + tickerText.substr(0, c++));
	if(c < tickerText.length+1) {
		if (isInTag) {
			typetext();
		} else {
			setTimeout("typetext()", 28);
		}
	} else {
		c = 1;
		tickerText = "";
	}	
}