if(typeof($j) != "undefined")
{
	$j(function(){
		var $articles = $j(".ticker_article");
		var $num = parseInt($articles.size());
		var $articles_height = $articles.outerHeight(true);
		var $cur = 0;
		var $old = 0;
		var $t;
		var $container = $j(".ticker_container");
		var $container_inner = $j(".inner",$container);
		
		function newsTicker()
		{
			$cur = ($old+1)%$num;
			$container_inner.animate({top: ($articles_height*$cur*-1)}, 500);
			$old = $cur;
			
			$t = setTimeout(newsTicker, 5000);
		}
		
		$t = setTimeout(newsTicker, 5000);
	});
}