var pollURL = "/status/status.txt";
var currentPollVal = '';
var liveFeed = false;
var polling_interval;

$(document).ready(function() {
  $.get(pollURL, function(content){ currentPollVal=content; });
  polling_interval = setInterval(function() {
    $.ajax({
      url: pollURL,
      cache: false,
      success: function(content){
        if(content != currentPollVal){
          currentPollVal = content;
          if(liveFeed){
            playVideo('/wmvplayer');
          }
        }
      }
    });
  }, 15000);
});

function playVideo(url,target) {
  if(!target){ target = 'video_box'; }
  $.get(url,function(content){ $('#'+target).html(content); });
}