<!-- 
// Ticker startup 
function startTicker() {  
// Define run time values  
theCurrentStory     = -1;  
theCurrentLength    = 0;  
// Locate base objects  
if (document.getElementById) {        
theAnchorObject     = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor");    
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,'"');     
theTargetLink        = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];   
theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;   
thePrefix       = "";  
}  
// Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor  
theAnchorObject.innerHTML = thePrefix +   theStorySummary.substring(0,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget();  
// 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;  } } 
// --> 