// JavaScript Document
 $(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"));
                                  
                                });
                              });