function startTicker() {
	theCurrentStory = -1;
	theCurrentLength = 0;

	if (document.getElementById) {	
		theAnchorObject = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor");
		runTheTicker();   	
	} else {
		return true;
	}
}

function runTheTicker() {
	var myTimeout;  
	
	if (theCurrentLength == 0) {
		theCurrentStory++;
		theCurrentStory = theCurrentStory % theItemCount;
		theStorySummary = theSummaries[theCurrentStory].replace(/"/g,'"');		
		theTargetLink = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];
		theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;
	}
	
	theAnchorObject.innerHTML = theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget();
	
	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();