(function($){function runTicker(settings){if(settings.firstRun==1){currentLength=settings.currentLength;currentItem=settings.currentItem;settings.firstRun=0;}
if(currentItem==settings.newsItemCounter+1){currentItem=0;}
if(currentLength==0){if(settings.newsLinks[currentItem].length>0){$(settings.newsList).empty().append('<li><a href="'+settings.newsLinks[currentItem]+'"></a></li>');}
else{$(settings.newsList).empty().append('<li></li>');}}
if(currentLength%2==0){placeHolder=settings.placeHolder1;}
else{placeHolder=settings.placeHolder2;}
if(currentLength<=settings.newsItems[currentItem].length+1){var tickerText=settings.newsItems[currentItem].substring(0,currentLength);if(settings.newsLinks[currentItem].length>0){$(settings.newsList+' li a').text(tickerText+placeHolder);}
else{$(settings.newsList+' li').text(tickerText+placeHolder);}
currentLength++;setTimeout(function(){runTicker(settings);settings=null;},settings.tickerRate);}
else{if(settings.newsLinks[currentItem].length>0){$(settings.newsList+' li a').text(settings.newsItems[currentItem]);}
else{$(settings.newsList+' li').text(settings.newsItems[currentItem]);}
currentLength=0;currentItem++;setTimeout(function(){runTicker(settings);settings=null;},settings.loopDelay);}}
$.fn.extend({newsTicker:function(settings){settings=jQuery.extend({newsList:"#news",tickerRate:80,startDelay:100,loopDelay:3000,placeHolder1:" |",placeHolder2:"_"},settings);var newsItems=new Array();var newsLinks=new Array();var newsItemCounter=0;$(settings.newsList+' li').hide();$(settings.newsList+' li').each(function(){if($(this).children('a').length){newsItems[newsItemCounter]=$(this).children('a').text();newsLinks[newsItemCounter]=$(this).children('a').attr('href');}
else{newsItems[newsItemCounter]=$(this).text();newsLinks[newsItemCounter]='';}
newsItemCounter++;});settings=jQuery.extend(settings,{newsItems:newsItems,newsLinks:newsLinks,newsItemCounter:newsItemCounter-1,currentItem:0,currentLength:0,firstRun:1});setTimeout(function(){runTicker(settings);settings=null;},settings.startDelay);}});})(jQuery);