jQuery.noConflict();

jQuery(document).ready(function()
{
ticker("#homeheader div",5000); // starts the newsticker, number defines the time between transitions in milliseconds
});

function ticker($items_to_fade, $display_time)
{
	tickerchange = setInterval(start_ticker, $display_time);
	var $tickeritem = jQuery($items_to_fade);
	var i = 1;
	
	function start_ticker()
	{
	$tickeritem.filter(":eq("+i+")").trigger('fade');
	i+1 < $tickeritem.length ? i++ : i = 0;	
	}
	
	  $tickeritem.each(function(i)
	  {
		  jQuery(this).bind("fade",function()
		  {	
			  $new_ticker_item = $tickeritem.filter(":eq("+i+")");
			  
			  if( $new_ticker_item.css("display") == "none" )
			  {
				  $tickeritem.filter(":visible").fadeOut(1000, function()
				  {	
					  $new_ticker_item.fadeIn(1000);
				  });
			  }
			  
		  });
	  });
}