// Control parameters
var theCharacterTimeout = 50;
var theStoryTimeout     = 3000;
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="beyaz">'+textTitle+'</a>';
}
else {
document.all.theTicker.innerHTML  = '<a href="'+ theTargetLink +'" target="_top" class="beyaz">'+textTitle+'</a>';
}
}
else {
if (NS6) {
document.getElementById("theTicker").innerHTML = '<span class="beyaz">'+textTitle+'</span>';
}
else {
document.all.theTicker.innerHTML  = '<span class="beyaz">'+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();