Looks like it's back up as of now 16:30 EST on Friday. It's sluggish but it does work.
Did your ticker come back to life?
So, someone is at least handling something with the back end.
Other then swordfish6975 here does anyone have any contact info?
-Dave
Looks like it is working again.
Are there any instruction available, how to change the server? Just in case it will not work again. I like that ticker so much.