<!--
function startTicker() {
	theCurrentStory = -1;
	theCurrentLength = 0;
	if (document.getElementById) {
		theAnchorObject = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor");
		runTheTicker();
	} else {
		document.write("<style>.ticki{display:none;}.ticko{border:0px; padding:0px;}</style>");
		return true;
	}
}

function runTheTicker() {
	var myTimeout;
	if (theCurrentLength == 0) {
		theCurrentStory++;
		theCurrentStory = theCurrentStory % theItemCount;
		theStorySummary = theSummaries[theCurrentStory].replace(/"/g, "\"");
		theTargetLink = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];
		theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;
		thePrefix = theLeadString[theCurrentStory];
		theSuffix = "</font>";
	}
	theAnchorObject.innerHTML = "<font color=''>" + thePrefix + theStorySummary.substring(0, theCurrentLength) + whatWidget() + "</font>" + theSuffix;
	if (theCurrentLength != theStorySummary.length) {
		theCurrentLength++;
		myTimeout = theCharacterTimeout;
	} else {
		theCurrentLength = 0;
		myTimeout = theStoryTimeout;
	}
	setTimeout("runTheTicker()", myTimeout);
}


function whatWidget() {
	if (theCurrentLength == theStorySummary.length) {
		return theWidgetNone;
	}
	if (theCurrentLength % 2 == 1) {
		return theWidgetOne;
	} else {
		return theWidgetTwo;
	}
}
//-->
