function domticker(content, divId, divClass, delay, fadeornot){
		this.content=content;
		this.tickerid=divId //ID of master ticker div. Message is contained inside first child of ticker div
		this.delay=delay //Delay between msg change, in miliseconds.
		this.mouseoverBol=0 //Boolean to indicate whether mouse is currently over ticker (and pause it if it is)
		this.pointer=1
		this.opacitystring=(typeof fadeornot!="undefined")? "width: 100%; filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.alpha(opacity=100); -moz-opacity: 1" : ""
		if (this.opacitystring!="") this.delay+=500 //add 1/2 sec to account for fade effect, if enabled
		this.opacitysetting=0.2 //Opacity value when reset. Internal use.
		document.write('<div id="'+divId+'" class="'+divClass+'"><div style="'+this.opacitystring+'">'+content[0]+'</div></div>')
		var instanceOfTicker=this
		setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.initialize()}, delay)
	}

	domticker.prototype.initialize=function(){
		var instanceOfTicker=this
		this.contentdiv=document.getElementById(this.tickerid).firstChild //div of inner content that holds the messages
		document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseover=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=1}
		document.getElementById(this.tickerid).onmouseout=function(){instanceOfTicker.mouseoverBol=0}
		this.rotatemsg()
	}

	domticker.prototype.rotatemsg=function(){
		var instanceOfTicker=this
		if (this.mouseoverBol==1) //if mouse is currently over ticker, do nothing (pause it)
			setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, 100)
		else{
			this.fadetransition("reset") //FADE EFFECT- RESET OPACITY
			this.contentdiv.innerHTML=this.content[this.pointer]
			this.fadetimer1=setInterval(function(){instanceOfTicker.fadetransition('up', 'fadetimer1')}, 50) //FADE EFFECT- PLAY IT
			this.pointer=(this.pointer<this.content.length-1)? this.pointer+1 : 0
			setTimeout(function(){instanceOfTicker.rotatemsg()}, this.delay) //update container
		}
	}

	// -------------------------------------------------------------------
	// fadetransition()- cross browser fade method for IE5.5+ and Mozilla/Firefox
	// -------------------------------------------------------------------

	domticker.prototype.fadetransition=function(fadetype, timerid){
		var contentdiv=this.contentdiv
		if (fadetype=="reset") this.opacitysetting=0.2
		if (contentdiv.filters && contentdiv.filters[0]){
			if (typeof contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=="number") contentdiv.filters[0].opacity=this.opacitysetting*100 //IE6
		else //IE 5.5
			contentdiv.style.filter="alpha(opacity="+this.opacitysetting*100+")"
		}
		else if (typeof contentdiv.style.MozOpacity!="undefined" && this.opacitystring!=""){
		contentdiv.style.MozOpacity=this.opacitysetting
		}
		else
		this.opacitysetting=1
		if (fadetype=="up")
		this.opacitysetting+=0.2
		if (fadetype=="up" && this.opacitysetting>=1)
		clearInterval(this[timerid])
	}