// JavaScript Document



function startTicker()



{



            // Define run time values



            theCurrentStory     = -1;



            theCurrentLength    = 0;



            // Locate base objects



            if (document.getElementById) {   



                            theAnchorObject     = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor");



                                    runTheTicker();               



                         }



            else {



            document.write("<style>.ticki{display:none;}.ticko{border:0px; padding:0px;}</style>");



            return true;



            }



}



// Ticker main run loop



function runTheTicker()



{



            var myTimeout;  



            // Go for the next story data block



            if(theCurrentLength == 0)



            {



                        theCurrentStory++;



                        theCurrentStory      = theCurrentStory % theItemCount;



                        theStorySummary      = theSummaries[theCurrentStory].replace(/&quot;/g,'"');                    



                        theTargetLink        = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];



                        theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;



                        thePrefix                = "<span class=\"tickls\">" + theLeadString + "</span>";



            }



            // Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor



            theAnchorObject.innerHTML = thePrefix + 



            theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget();



            // Modify the length for the substring and define the timer



            if(theCurrentLength != theStorySummary.length)



            {



                        theCurrentLength++;



                        myTimeout = theCharacterTimeout;



            }



            else



            {



                        theCurrentLength = 0;



                        myTimeout = theStoryTimeout;



            }



            // Call up the next cycle of the ticker



            setTimeout("runTheTicker()", myTimeout);



}



// Widget generator



function whatWidget()



{



            if(theCurrentLength == theStorySummary.length)



            {



                        return theWidgetNone;



            }



 



            if((theCurrentLength % 2) == 1)



            {



                        return theWidgetOne;



            }



            else



            {



                        return theWidgetTwo;



            }



}