function startTicker()
{
	// Define run time values
	theCurrentStory     = -1;
	theCurrentLength    = 0;
	tickerPaused        = 0;
	// Locate base objects
	if (document.getElementById) {
		    theAnchorObject     = document.getElementById("tickerAnchor");
       		theAnchorObjectHid = document.getElementById('tickerAnchorHid');
			runTheTicker();
    }
	else {
            document.write("<style>.ticki{display:none;}.ticko{border:0px; padding:0px;}</style>");
            return true;
	}
}

var advStart;
// Ticker main run loop
function runTheTicker() {
	var myTimeout;
	// Go for the next story data block
	if(theCurrentLength == 0) {
		if (tickerPaused == 1) {
			setTimeout("runTheTicker()", myTimeout);
			return;
		}

		theCurrentStory++;
		theCurrentStory      = theCurrentStory % theItemCount;
		var pom = theSummaries[theCurrentStory].replace(/&quot;/g,'"');
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		pom = pom.replace(/&#039;/g,"'");

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			thePrefix 	     = "";
			thePostfix 	     = "";
		} else {
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			advStart = theStorySummaryWIthoutStripped.length - stripped.length - 7;
			thePrefix 	     = theStorySummaryWIthoutStripped.substring(0,advStart);
			thePostfix 	     = "";
			advStart = 0;
		}

		theTargetLink        = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory];
		theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink;

	}

	// Stuff the current ticker text into the anchor
	var text = thePrefix + theStorySummary.substring(advStart,theCurrentLength) + whatWidget() + thePostfix;
	theAnchorObjectHid.innerHTML = text
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	//alert(advStart+"; "+widthpx+" - "+450)
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	   advStart++;
	   advStart++;
	}
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		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;
	}
}

function pauseTicker(){
  tickerPaused = 1;
}

function unpauseTicker(){
  tickerPaused = 0;
}

function stripHTML(value){
	var re= /<\S[^><]*>/g;
	return value.replace(re, "");
}

	var theCharacterTimeout = 60;
	var theStoryTimeout     = 2000;
	var theWidgetOne        = "_";
	var theWidgetTwo        = "-";
	var theWidgetNone       = "";

	var theLeadString       = "";  // LATEST

	var theSummaries = new Array();
	var theSiteLinks = new Array();

theSummaries[0] = "Stocks climb on hopes for Greece debt assistance     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[0] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/stocks_climb_on_hopes_for_greece_debt_assistance";
theSummaries[1] = "Parade to give another jolt of Saints euphoria     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[1] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/parade_to_give_another_jolt_of_saints_euphoria";
theSummaries[2] = "<span style=''>ADV: Win a Apple MacBook 13-inch Notebook Computer Now</span>";
theSiteLinks[2] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/adv.php/NTk=";
theSummaries[3] = "Nigerian parliament votes to suspend ailing president     (AFP)";
theSiteLinks[3] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/nigerian_parliament_votes_to_suspend_ailing_president";
theSummaries[4] = "Toyota adds new Prius to global recall list     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[4] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/toyota_adds_new_prius_to_global_recall_list";
theSummaries[5] = "<span style=''>ADV: Add a Breaking News Ticker to Your Web Browser</span>";
theSiteLinks[5] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/adv.php/NTg=";
theSummaries[6] = "Taiwan drops request for U.S. military subs: source     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[6] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/taiwan_drops_request_for_us_military_subs_source";
theSummaries[7] = "John Murtha, defense appropriations chair, dies     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[7] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/john_murtha_defense_appropriations_chair_dies";
theSummaries[8] = "U.S. missionary in Haiti says trusts God to free her     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[8] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/us_missionary_in_haiti_says_trusts_god_to_free_her";
theSummaries[9] = "Weather closes government offices a second day     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[9] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/weather_closes_government_offices_a_second_day";
theSummaries[10] = "Iran says starts making 20 percent nuclear fuel     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[10] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/iran_says_starts_making_20_percent_nuclear_fuel";
theSummaries[11] = "Rapper Lil Wayne to be sentenced in NYC gun case     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[11] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/rapper_lil_wayne_to_be_sentenced_in_nyc_gun_case";
theSummaries[12] = "NATO to Afghan assault villagers: keep heads down     (Reuters)";
theSiteLinks[12] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/nato_to_afghan_assault_villagers_keep_heads_down";
theSummaries[13] = "Astronauts inspect shuttle on way to space station     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[13] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/astronauts_inspect_shuttle_on_way_to_space_station";
theSummaries[14] = "US Army closes in on south Afghan town     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[14] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/us_army_closes_in_on_south_afghan_town";
theSummaries[15] = "Toyota recalls 437,000 Priuses, hybrids globally     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[15] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/toyota_recalls_437000_priuses_hybrids_globally";
theSummaries[16] = "State Farm says it warned NHTSA on Toyota in 2007     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[16] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/state_farm_says_it_warned_nhtsa_on_toyota_in_2007";
theSummaries[17] = "Another major storm headed to snowy Mid-Atlantic     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[17] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/another_major_storm_headed_to_snowy_mid-atlantic";
theSummaries[18] = "Defiant Iran accelerates nuclear program     (AP)";
theSiteLinks[18] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/defiant_iran_accelerates_nuclear_program";
theSummaries[19] = "Toyota announces mass hybrid vehicle recall     (AFP/File)";
theSiteLinks[19] = "http://tickermyfeed.com/news.php/MHx8ZnJlZQ==/toyota_announces_mass_hybrid_vehicle_recall";

var theItemCount = theSummaries.length;

if (window.addEventListener)
	window.addEventListener("load", startTicker, false)
else if (window.attachEvent)
	window.attachEvent("onload", startTicker)
else if (document.getElementById)
	window.onload=startTicker

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