function start_ticking(param){
	
				tickerobj=document.getElementById("tickerlist"+param);
				tickerexpandobj=document.getElementById("tickerexpand"+param);

					tickerexpandobj.innerHTML=tickercontents[param];

			}
				
			function expandlist(param){

					tickerexpand_parent=document.getElementById("tickerexpand"+param).parentNode
					tickerexpand_parent.style.display=(tickerexpand_parent.style.display=="none")? "" : "none"

			}