var speed = 100 //decrease value to increase speed (must be positive) 
var pause = 2500 //increase value to increase pause
var timerID = null 
var bannerRunning = false
var ar = new Array()
ar[0] = "Battle of the Brands Fishing Derby Has Started for 2005!"
ar[1] = "Don't Forget To Recycle Your Bottlecaps! Check out Hooked on Recycling for more info!"
ar[2] = "Please Check Out Our  Chat  Line and Message Board!"
ar[3] = "Better Stock up for Summer!"
ar[4] = "View our Photos on the Braggin Page!"
ar[5] = "Want To Be a Dealer or Distributor? Check Out The Dealers Page!"
ar[6] = "Home Hardware is Now selling our Lures!"
ar[7] = "Andy Vander Ploeg 3 Time Canadian Sportsfishing Champion Swears by our Lures!"
ar[8] = "Sign up for the Battle of the Brands Fishing Derby! Contact us Today for  More Info!"
var currentMessage = 0
var offset = 0
function stopBanner() {
	if (bannerRunning)
		clearTimeout(timerID)
		bannerRunning = false
		}
function startBanner() {
		stopBanner()
		showBanner()
}
function showBanner() { 
		var text = ar[currentMessage]
		if (offset < text.length) {
			if (text.charAt(offset) == " ")
			offset++ 
			var partialMessage = text.substring(0, offset + 1)
			window.status = partialMessage
			offset++ 
			timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", speed)
			bannerRunning = true
				} else {
			offset = 0
			currentMessage++
				if (currentMessage == ar.length)
					currentMessage = 0
					timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", pause)
					bannerRunning = true
					}
							}