jQuery.noConflict();
var newsitems;
var curritem = 0;
var iPause = 0;
(function($){
  $(document).ready(function(){
    var tickerSelector = "ul#ticker li";
    newsitems = $(tickerSelector).hide().hover(function(){
      $(this).addClass("hovered");
      iPause = 1;
    }, function(){
      $(this).removeClass("hovered");
      iPause = 0;
    }).filter(":eq(0)").show().add(tickerSelector).size();
    setInterval('ticknews()', 4000); //time in milliseconds
  })
})(jQuery);
function ticknews(){
  jQuery("#ticker li:eq(" + curritem + ")").fadeOut("4000", function(){
    jQuery(this).hide();
    curritem = ++curritem % newsitems;
    jQuery("#ticker li:eq(" + curritem + ")").fadeIn("4000");
  });
}