var shuffle_array = new Array();
function make_shuffle(E, nodeName)
{
	if(top.pieceOfJunk || !document.createElement || !E || !nodeName) return;
	
	var ticker = document.createElement('DIV');
	
	E.shuffle_copy = new Array();
	E.shuffle_nodeName = nodeName;
	E.shuffle_timer = null;
	E.shuffle_copy_index = 0;
	E.shuffle_array_index = 0;
	
	//create an array of the contents of E broken up by nodeName
	var regex = new RegExp(['<' + nodeName],['gi']);
	var copy = E.innerHTML.split(regex);
	for(var i in copy) {
		if(!copy[i].match(/^\W*$/)) {
			E.shuffle_copy[E.shuffle_copy.length] = ('<' + nodeName + copy[i]);
		}
	}
	//only continue if there is more than one story
	if(E.shuffle_copy.length < 2) return E;
	E.shuffle_copy_index = E.shuffle_copy.length;
	
	//do shuffle array stuff for easy global access
	E.shuffle_array_index = shuffle_array.length;
	shuffle_array[shuffle_array.length] = (E);
	if(E.id) shuffle_array[E.id] = E;
	//events
	E.onmouseover = function ()
	{
		shuffle_pause(this.shuffle_array_index);
	}
	E.onmouseout = function ()
	{
		shuffle_play(this.shuffle_array_index);
	}
	
	shuffle_next(E.shuffle_array_index);
	
	return E;
}

function shuffle_next(index)
{
	var E = shuffle_array[index];
	if(E.ticker) E.ticker.timer = clearTimeout(E.ticker.timer);
	E.ticker = document.createElement('DIV');
	var pause = 0;
	
	++E.shuffle_copy_index;
	if(E.shuffle_copy_index > E.shuffle_copy.length - 1) E.shuffle_copy_index = 0;
	
	E.innerHTML = E.shuffle_copy[E.shuffle_copy_index];
	
	//calcuate how long to wait until switching to next story
	pause = E.innerHTML.split(/ +/).length * 4 * 100;
	
	E.ticker.wait = pause / 100;
	E.ticker.style.width = '0%';
	E.ticker.className = 'shuffle_ticker';
	E.appendChild(E.ticker);
	
	shuffle_ticker(E.shuffle_array_index);
}

function shuffle_pause(index)
{
	var E = shuffle_array[index].ticker;
	if(!E) return;
	E.timer = clearTimeout(E.timer);
}
function shuffle_play(index)
{
	var E = shuffle_array[index].ticker;
	if(!E) return;
	E.timer = clearTimeout(E.timer);
	E.timer = setTimeout('shuffle_ticker(' + index + ');', E.wait);
}

function shuffle_ticker(index)
{
	var E = shuffle_array[index].ticker;
	if(!E) return;
	
	var width = parseInt(E.style.width) + 1;
	if(width < 100) {
		E.style.width = width + '%';
		E.timer = setTimeout('shuffle_ticker(' + index + ');', E.wait);
	}
	else {
		E.timer = clearTimeout(E.timer);
		E.style.width = '100%';
		shuffle_next(index);
	}
}