jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
    settings = jQuery.extend({
    travelocity: 0.07
    }, settings);
    return this.each(function(){
        var $strip = jQuery(this);
        $strip.addClass("newsticker")
        var stripWidth = 0;
        var $mask = $strip.wrap("<div class='mask'></div>");
        var $tickercontainer = $strip.parent().wrap("<div class='tickercontainer'></div>");
        var containerWidth = $strip.parent().parent().width();	//a.k.a. 'mask' width 	
        $strip.find("li").each(function(i){
        stripWidth += jQuery(this, i).width();
        });
        $strip.width(stripWidth);
        var totalTravel = stripWidth+containerWidth;
        var defTiming = totalTravel/settings.travelocity;
        function scrollnews(spazio, tempo){
        $strip.animate({left: '-='+ spazio}, tempo, "linear", function(){$strip.css("left", containerWidth); scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming);});
        }
        scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming);
        $strip.hover(function(){
        jQuery(this).stop();
        },
        function(){
        var offset = jQuery(this).offset();
        var residualSpace = offset.left + stripWidth;
        var residualTime = residualSpace/settings.travelocity;
        scrollnews(residualSpace, residualTime);
        });
    });
};

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.jqHover').mouseover(function(){
        $(this).css({'opacity': '0.9'});
    }).mouseout(function(){
        $(this).css({'opacity': '1'});
    });
    if (typeof(document.getElementById('articleGallery')) != "undefined") $("#articleGallery a").fancybox(); 
    $("ul#newsTicker").liScroll();
    if ($('#playWindow').height() < 800) {
        $('#playlist .container').css({height: $('#playWindow').height()-120});
    } else {
        $('#playlist .container').css({height: 800});
    }
});