function createTicker(){
	// put all list elements within #ticker-area into array
	var tickerLIs = $("#ticker-area ul").children();
	tickerItems = new Array();
	tickerLIs.each(function(el) {
		tickerItems.push( $(this).html() );
	});
	izi = 0
	rotateTicker();
}

function rotateTicker(){
	if( izi == tickerItems.length ){
	  izi = 0;
	}
  // console.log(izi);
   tickerText = tickerItems[izi];

	c = 0;
	typetext();
	setTimeout( "rotateTicker()", 5000 );
	izi++;

}

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 = "";
	}	
}