jQuery().ready(function () {

     jQuery.noConflict();
     
     //hide the UL from view		
     jQuery('#headlines ul').css('display','none');
     jQuery('#headlinesLabel').after('<div id="newsTicker"><a href="#">Excellent</a></div>');
     var i = 1;
     
     var headlines = jQuery('#headlines ul li a');
     var totalHeadlines = headlines.size();
     var curHeadline = 'Loading...';
     var curHref = '';
     var curLink;

     curHeadline = jQuery(headlines.get(0)).text();
     curHref = jQuery(headlines.get(0)).attr('href');
     curLink = jQuery('#newsTicker a');
     curLink.text(curHeadline);
     curLink.attr('href', curHref);
     
     jQuery.timer(3000, function (timer) {
            // fade out, change headline, fade in
            jQuery('#newsTicker').fadeOut('slow', function () { 
		    i++;
		    if (i >= totalHeadlines)
		    {
		         i = 0;
		    }
		    
		    
		    // get the next headline and set the links content and href
		    curHeadline = jQuery(headlines.get(i)).text();
		    curHref = jQuery(headlines.get(i)).attr('href');
		    curLink = jQuery('#newsTicker a');
		    curLink.text(curHeadline);
		    curLink.attr('href', curHref);
		    jQuery('#newsTicker').fadeIn('slow');
	    });
      });




});