function startTicker() {
	theCurrentStory = -1; 
	theCurrentLength = 0; 
	// Locate base objects 
	if (document.getElementById) { 
		theAnchorObject = document.getElementById("MatarLastNewsTyping"); 
		runTheTicker(); 
	} 
	else { 
		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(/"/g, '"'); 
		theTargetLink = theSiteLinks[theCurrentStory]; 
		theAnchorObject.href = theTargetLink; 
		thePrefix = "<span >" + theLeadString + "</span>"; 
	} 
	// 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; 
	} 
}