// SET AND DEFINE FUNCTIONS
	var speed = 50 // decrease value to increase speed (must be positive)
	var delay = 2500 // increase value to increase pause
	var timerID = null
	var bannerRunning = false
	var ar = new Array()
	var statusMessage = 0
	var offset = 0

	ar[0] = "episode49, LLC     "
	ar[1] = "Welcome to ContinuTrac     "

	function startBanner()
		{
		stopBanner()
		showBanner()
		}

	function stopBanner()
		{
		if (bannerRunning)
			clearTimeout(timerID)
			bannerRunning = false
		}

	function showBanner()
		{
		var text = ar[statusMessage]
		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
			statusMessage++
			if (statusMessage == ar.length)
			statusMessage = 0
			timerID = setTimeout("showBanner()", delay)
			bannerRunning = true
			}
		}
		
		// START THE BANNER