//Declare the varibale name outside the function so it is global. 
var sp;
function InitPage()
{
	sp = new Spry.Widget.SlidingPanels("ticker");
	Spry.$$("#link5").addEventListener("click", function(){sp.showPanel('item1');return false; }, false); 
	Spry.$$("#link6").addEventListener("click", function(){sp.showPanel('item2');return false; }, false); 
	Spry.$$("#link7").addEventListener("click", function(){sp.showPanel('item3');return false; }, false);
	Spry.$$("#link8").addEventListener("click", function(){sp.showPanel('item4');return false; }, false);
	Spry.$$("#link9").addEventListener("click", function(){sp.showPanel('item5');return false; }, false);
	Spry.$$("#link10").addEventListener("click", function(){sp.showPanel('item6');return false; }, false);
	Spry.$$("#link11").addEventListener("click", function(){sp.showPanel('item7');return false; }, false);
	Spry.$$("#link12").addEventListener("click", function(){sp.showPanel('item8');return false; }, false);
	Spry.$$("#link13").addEventListener("click", function(){sp.showPanel('item9');return false; }, false);
}
Spry.Utils.addLoadListener(InitPage);