/*
News ticker plugin (typewriter style)
Matt Hamilton,2011,Version 1.0 (25-04-2011)
http://www.junasoftware.com/jquery.aspx
Use and distribute freely with this header
 */
(function($){$.fn.newsticker=function(options){var opts=$.extend({},$.fn.newsticker.defaults,options);return this.each(function(){$this=$(this);var o=$.meta?$.extend({},opts,$this.data()):opts;var items=new Array()
$this.children().each(function(index){items.push({'text':$(this).text(),'link':$(this).attr('href')});});var e=$("<div />");$this.replaceWith(e);e.items=items;e.addClass(o.className);e.append($("<a href='#' />").fadeOut(0).attr('target',o.target));showItem(e,o,0);});};function showItem(e,o,i){var item=e.children().filter(':first');var text=item.text();var j=text.length;if(j==0){if(e.items[i].link!=''){item.attr('href',e.items[i].link);}
else{item.attr('href','javascript:void(0)');}
item.fadeIn(0);}
if(j<e.items[i].text.length){item.text(text+e.items[i].text[j]);setTimeout(function(){showItem(e,o,i)},o.typeDelay);j++;}
else{i++;if(i==e.items.length){i=0;}
setTimeout(function(){item.fadeOut(o.fadeOutSpeed,function(){item.text('');showItem(e,o,i);})},o.fadeOutDelay);}};$.fn.newsticker.defaults={typeDelay:100,fadeOutDelay:2000,fadeOutSpeed:750,target:'_self',className:'newsticker'};})(jQuery);