window.onload = start;

function start() {
	ticker_ul = document.getElementById("current_status");
	ticker_li = ticker_ul.getElementsByTagName("li");
	document.getElementById("ticker_div").style.width = ticker_width+"px";
	number_of_items = ticker_li.length - 1;
	if (ticker_li.length == 0) {
		document.getElementById("ticker_div").innerHTML = "No headlines available.";
		return;
	}
	var i = 0;
	while (i<=ticker_li.length-1)  	{	
		news_items[i] = document.getElementById('li_'+i).innerHTML;
  		i++;
  	}
	//register_listeners();
	ticker_start();
	debt_clock = document.getElementById("debt_clock");
	debt_clock.style.paddingTop = "30px";
	debt_clock.style.paddingLeft = "350px";
	debt_clock.style.backgroundImage = "url('http://steve.theszone.com/dynamic/debt_clock/images/debt_banner.jpg')";
	debt_clock.style.height = "225px";
	debt_clock.style.textAlign = "center";
	debt_clock.style.backgroundColor = "#ffffff";
	debt_clock.appendChild(ajaxImage);
	ofpSettings();
}