var newsItemIndex = 0;
var newsItemCount = 1;
var newsItemDuration = 4000;
var newsTimer = null;
$(document).ready(function(){
	newsItemCount = $('#newsHeadlines div').length;
	scrollNews();
});
function scrollNews(){
	if (newsItemIndex == 0) {
		previousIndex = newsItemCount - 1;
	} else {
		previousIndex = newsItemIndex - 1;
	}
	if (newsItemIndex > 0) {
		// Move previous item up and outside of news ticker
		$('#newsHeadlines div').eq(previousIndex).animate({top: "-20px"}, 750, null, function(){
			// Move the item back down below the news ticker
			$('#newsHeadlines div').eq(previousIndex).css('top', '34px');
		});
	}
	// Move next item up and inside of news ticker
	$('#newsHeadlines div').eq(newsItemIndex).animate({top: "10px"}, 1000);
	newsItemIndex++;
	if (newsItemIndex > newsItemCount) newsItemIndex = 0;
	newsTimer = setTimeout(scrollNews, newsItemDuration);
}