<!--

var theCharacterTimeout = 20;
var theStoryTimeout     = 2000;
var theWidgetOne        = "_";
var theWidgetTwo        = "-";
var theWidgetNone       = "";
var theHeadlines = new Array();

// Ticker startup
function startTicker()
{
	if (theHeadlines.length > 0) {
		// Define run time values
		theCurrentStory     = -1;
		theCurrentLength    = 0;
		// Locate base objects
		if (document.getElementById) {	
			theAnchorObject     = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor");
			theNoLinkObject		= document.getElementById("ticker_no_link");
			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 % theHeadlines.length;
		theStorySummary      = theHeadlines[theCurrentStory][0].replace(/&quot;/g,'"');		
		theTargetLink        = theHeadlines[theCurrentStory][1];
		theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;
		if (theTargetLink.indexOf("http://") > -1) {
			theAnchorObject.target = "_blank";
		} else {
			theAnchorObject.target = "_self";
		}
	}
	if (theTargetLink != "") {
		// Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor
		theNoLinkObject.innerHTML = "";
		theAnchorObject.innerHTML = theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget();
	} else {
		theAnchorObject.innerHTML = "";
		theNoLinkObject.innerHTML = 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;
	}
}
// -->

