var ticker_count;var item_index;var item_count;var jsonObject;var characters;var char_index;var char_length;$(document).ready(function()
{ticker_count=1;jsonObject=$.parseJSON($('#ticker_json').html());item_index=0;item_count=jsonObject.news_items.length;window.setInterval(setChar,50);fetchElement();});function fetchElement()
{if(item_index==item_count)
{item_index=0;}
element=jsonObject.news_items[item_index];setElement(element);item_index++;}
function setElement(news_item)
{$('#ticker_button').attr('href',news_item.link);$("#ticker_target").html('');char_index=0;characters=news_item.entry.split("");char_length=characters.length;}
function setChar()
{if((ticker_count%100)==0)
{fetchElement();}
if(char_index<char_length)
{$("#ticker_target").append(characters[char_index]);char_index++;}
ticker_count++;}