// newsticker function
var newslist=new Array();
var cnt=0;			// current news item
var curr = "";
var i=-1;			// current letter being typed

newslist[0]=new Array("+++  next concert scheduled: WELTRAUM - 03/20/2010 - Soest  +++")
//newslist[1]=new Array("+++  next reviews: HEAVY WATER EXPERIMENTS - ABIGAIL'S GHOST  +++")

function newsticker()
{
	// jedes Zeichen einzeln schreiben
	if (i < newslist[cnt][0].length - 1)
	{
		i++;
		temp1 = newslist[cnt][0];
		temp1 = temp1.split('');
  		curr = curr+temp1[i];
		temp2 = newslist[cnt][1];

  		mtxt.innerHTML = curr;
  		setTimeout('newsticker()',20);
		return;
	}

	// neue Zeile
	i = -1; curr = "";
	if (cnt<newslist.length-1)
		cnt++;
	else
		cnt=0;
	setTimeout('newsticker()',3000);
}