(function($){$.fn.vTicker=function(options){var defaults={speed:700,pause:4000,showItems:3,animation:'',mousePause:true,isPaused:false,direction:'up',height:0};var options=$.extend(defaults,options);moveUp=function(obj2,height,options){if(options.isPaused)return;var obj=obj2.children('ul');var clone=obj.children('li:first').clone(true);if(options.height>0){height=obj.children('li:first').height()}obj.animate({top:'-='+height+'px'},options.speed,function(){$(this).children('li:first').remove();$(this).css('top','0px')});if(options.animation=='fade'){obj.children('li:first').fadeOut(options.speed);if(options.height==0){obj.children('li:eq('+options.showItems+')').hide().fadeIn(options.speed).show()}}clone.appendTo(obj)};moveDown=function(obj2,height,options){if(options.isPaused)return;var obj=obj2.children('ul');var clone=obj.children('li:last').clone(true);if(options.height>0){height=obj.children('li:first').height()}obj.css('top','-'+height+'px').prepend(clone);obj.animate({top:0},options.speed,function(){$(this).children('li:last').remove()});if(options.animation=='fade'){if(options.height==0){obj.children('li:eq('+options.showItems+')').fadeOut(options.speed)}obj.children('li:first').hide().fadeIn(options.speed).show()}};return this.each(function(){var obj=$(this);var maxHeight=0;obj.css({overflow:'hidden',position:'relative'}).children('ul').css({position:'absolute',margin:0,padding:0}).children('li').css({margin:0,padding:0});if(options.height==0){obj.children('ul').children('li').each(function(){if($(this).height()>maxHeight){maxHeight=$(this).height()}});obj.children('ul').children('li').each(function(){$(this).height(maxHeight)});obj.height(maxHeight*options.showItems)}else{obj.height(options.height)}var interval=setInterval(function(){if(options.direction=='up'){moveUp(obj,maxHeight,options)}else{moveDown(obj,maxHeight,options)}},options.pause);if(options.mousePause){obj.bind("mouseenter",function(){options.isPaused=true}).bind("mouseleave",function(){options.isPaused=false})}})}})(jQuery);