// JScript File
// Control parameters
var theCharacterTimeout= 50;var theStoryTimeout= 7000;
var theWidgetOne= "_";var theWidgetTwo= "-";var theWidgetNone= "";
var theItemCount = theSummaries.length;var NS6=(document.getElementById && !document.all) ? true:false;
function startTicker(){
	theCurrentStory= -1;theCurrentLength= 0;
	if (document.getElementById) {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];
		theTargetLink=theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];
	}
	var textTitle = theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget();
	if (theTargetLink) {
		if (NS6){document.getElementById("theTicker").innerHTML  = '<a  class=Newshover  target="_blank" href="'+ theTargetLink +'" target="_top">'+textTitle+'</a>';}else {document.all.theTicker.innerHTML  = '<a  class=Newshover  target="_blank" href="'+ theTargetLink +'" target="_top">'+textTitle+'</a>';}
	}else {
		if (NS6){document.getElementById("theTicker").innerHTML = '<span>'+textTitle+'</span>';}else {document.all.theTicker.innerHTML  = '<span>'+textTitle+'</span>';}
	}
	// Modify the length for the substring and define the timer
	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;}
}
startTicker();