/*

    Accessibilty-friendly ticker.


*/
// 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].replace(/&quot;/g,'"');		
		
		thePrefix 	     = "" + theLeadString + "";
	}
	// Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor
	    
	    thePlaceHolder.innerHTML = thePrefix + 
	        theStorySummary;
	// Modify the length for the substring and define the timer

		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;
	}
}

    var theCharacterTimeout = 40; 
	var theStoryTimeout     = 5000; 
	var theWidgetOne        = "_"; 
	var theWidgetTwo        = "-"; 
	var theWidgetNone       = ""; 
	var theLeadString       = ""; 
 
	var theSummaries = new Array(); 
	var theSiteLinks = new Array(); 
 
	var theItemCount = 0; 
	var thePlaceHolder;

function initTicker(containerItem,placeholder)
{

    var itemContainer = document.getElementById(containerItem);
    var itemContent = itemContainer.getElementsByTagName('DIV');
	
	thePlaceHolder = document.getElementById(placeholder);
	
	theSummaries = new Array();
	
	for (i=0;i<itemContent.length;i++)
	    {
	        theSummaries[i] = itemContent[i].innerHTML;
	    }
	
	theItemCount = itemContent.length;
	 
	startTicker(); 
	 

}
function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features) { 
//v2.0  
window.open(theURL,winName,features);
  return false;
}