newsTicker=function(){var speed=5000;var count=0;var paused=false;var newsHeadlines=$('ul#ticker li');var instance=this;this.changeStory=function(direction,hover){var currentItem=$(newsHeadlines).eq(count);var newItem;timer=window.clearTimeout(timer);switch(direction){case'back':if(paused){paused=false;}
(count===0)?count=newsHeadlines.length-1:count--;newItem=newsHeadlines.eq(count);break;case'pause':if(!paused){$('#ticker-pause').attr({src:'images/arrow-red-rft.gif'});paused=true;break;}else{$('#ticker-pause').attr({src:'images/arrow-red-stop.gif'});paused=false;}
default:if(paused){paused=false;}
(count===newsHeadlines.length-1)?count=0:count++;newItem=newsHeadlines.eq(count);break;}
if(!paused){currentItem.fadeOut(250,function(){newsHeadlines.hide();newItem.fadeIn(250);});timer=window.setTimeout(instance.changeStory,speed);}};this.hoverPause=function(){if(timer){timer=window.clearTimeout(timer);}else{timer=window.setTimeout(instance.changeStory,2000);}};$('#buttons input').click(function(){var direction=$(this).attr('alt');instance.changeStory(direction);});newsHeadlines.hover(this.hoverPause,this.hoverPause);var timer=window.setTimeout(this.changeStory,speed);};$(document).ready(function(){var myTicker=new newsTicker();});