// JavaScript Document
function startup_home()
{
	//preloadPictures();
	newsticker_scroll();
}


function newsticker_scroll() 
{
		if(!window.document.getElementById('newstickerwrap')) return;
		
		$("#newsticker").animate({
			marginLeft: "250px"
		}, 1);		

		$(function() {
				$("#newsticker").animate({
					marginLeft: "-1500px"
				}, 
				16000,
				"linear",
				function() {
					$("#newsticker").animate({
					marginLeft: "550px"
					}, 1);
					newsticker_scroll();
				});
		});
}