function addScrollers() {
// code each scroller as follows:
// startScroll('id of scroller div','content of scroller');
//startScroll('myscroller','<p><a href="http:\/\/javascript.about.com\/">Focus on JavaScript<\/a> has JavaScript tutorials, help pages, and lots of <b>free scripts<\/b>.<\/p><p><a href="http:\/\/www.felgall.com\/">Ask Felgall<\/a> for help with anything to do with computers.</p><p><a href="http:\/\/about.com\/">About.com<\/a> - the ultimate guide directed information resource on the web.<\/p>');
//startScroll('twoscroll','<p>Yet another scroller!</p>');
}

var speed=15; // scroll speed (bigger = faster)
var dR=false; // reverse direction

// Vertical Scroller Javascript
// copyright 24th September 2005, by Stephen Chapman
// permission to use this Javascript on your web page is granted
// provided that all of the code below (as well as these
// comments) is used without any alteration
var step = 2; function objWidth(obj) {if(obj.offsetWidth) return obj.offsetWidth; if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.width; return 0;} function objHeight(obj) {if(obj.offsetHeight) return obj.offsetHeight; if (obj.clip) return obj.clip.height; return 0;} function scrF(i,sH,eH){var x=parseInt(i.top)+(dR? step: -step); if(dR && x>sH)x=-eH;else if(x<2-eH)x=sH;i.top = x+'px';} function startScroll(sN,txt){var scr=document.getElementById(sN); var sW = objWidth(scr)-6; var sH = objHeight(scr); scr.innerHTML = '<div id="'+sN+'in" style="position:absolute; left:3px; width:'+sW+';">'+txt+'<\/div>'; var sTxt=document.getElementById(sN+'in'); var eH=objHeight(sTxt); sTxt.style.top=(dR? -eH : sH)+'px'; sTxt.style.clip='rect(0,'+sW+'px,'+eH+'px,0)'; setInterval(function() {scrF(sTxt.style,sH,eH);},1000/speed);}
window.onload = addScrollers;
                  


$(function() {
	  
		//cache the ticker
		var ticker = $("#ticker");
		  
		//wrap dt:dd pairs in divs
		ticker.children().filter("dt").each(function() {
		  
		  var dt = $(this),
		    container = $("<div>");
		  
		  dt.next().appendTo(container);
		  dt.prependTo(container);
		  
		  container.appendTo(ticker);
		});
				
		//hide the scrollbar
		ticker.css("overflow", "hidden");
		
		//animator function
		function animator(currentItem) {
		    
		  //work out new anim duration
		  var distance = currentItem.height();
			duration = (distance + parseInt(currentItem.css("marginTop"))) / 0.025;

		  //animate the first child of the ticker
		  currentItem.animate({ marginTop: -distance }, duration, "linear", function() {
		    
			//move current item to the bottom
			currentItem.appendTo(currentItem.parent()).css("marginTop", 0);

			//recurse
			animator(currentItem.parent().children(":first"));
		  }); 
		};
		
		//start the ticker
		animator(ticker.children(":first"));
				
		//set mouseenter
		ticker.mouseenter(function() {
		  
		  //stop current animation
		  ticker.children().stop();
		  
		});
		
		//set mouseleave
		ticker.mouseleave(function() {
		          
          //resume animation
		  animator(ticker.children(":first"));
		  
		});
	  });