// 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("Error");

            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];		

		theTargetLink = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];

		theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;

	}



	// Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor

	theAnchorObject.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 % 2) == 1) {

		return theWidgetOne;

	} else {

		return theWidgetNone;

	}

}