var preloadedMessage = '';

function preloadNextMessage() {
	$.ajax({
  		type: "POST",
  		url: "/content/ajax.getNewstickerText.php",
  		success: function(data){
    		preloadedMessage = data;
  		}
	});		
}

function rotateNewsticker(duration) {
	$("#newsticker-text").fadeOut(duration,function(){
		$("#newsticker-text").html(preloadedMessage);
		$("#newsticker-text").fadeIn(duration);
		preloadNextMessage();
	});
}