
	// Control parameters
	var theCharacterTimeout = 50;
	var theStoryTimeout     = 5000;
	var theWidgetOne        = "_";
	var theWidgetTwo        = "-";
	var theWidgetNone       = "";
    var theItemCount = theSummaries.length;
	var NS6=(document.getElementById && !document.all) ? true : false;
	
// Ticker startup
function startTicker(){
	// Define run time values
	theCurrentStory		= -1;
	theCurrentLength	= 0;
	// Locate base objects
	if (document.getElementById){
		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];
		theTargetLink		= theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];
	}
	
	var textTitle	= theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget();
	
	if (theTargetLink){
		if (NS6){
			document.getElementById("theTicker").innerHTML	= '<a href="'+ theTargetLink +'" target="_top" class="siteNavigation">'+textTitle+'</a>';
		}
		else{
			document.all.theTicker.innerHTML	= '<a href="'+ theTargetLink +'" target="_top" class="hottitle">'+textTitle+'</a>';
		}
	} 	
	else{
		if (NS6){
			document.getElementById("theTicker").innerHTML = '<span class="tickertext">'+textTitle+'</span>';
		}
		else{
			document.all.theTicker.innerHTML	= '<span class="tickertext">'+textTitle+'</span>';
		}
	}
	
	// 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;
	}
}

startTicker();
