$(function() {
	// if there is more than one what's new
	if ($('.ticker').find('li').size() > 1) {
		
		// every three seconds switch to the next
		setInterval(
			function() {
				// define the ticker to reduce jQuery calls to DOM
				container = $('.ticker');
				
				// clone and add first element to the end of the list
				container.append(container.find('li:first').clone());
				
				// and fade that first element out, thus pushing the list up
				container.find('li:first')
					.slideUp('slow', function() {
						$(this).remove(); 
					})
			}
		, 8000);
	}
})