$(function() {
		   
//cache the ticker
var ticker = $(".ticker");

//wrap dt:dd pairs in divs
ticker.children().filter("dt").each(function() {
	var dt = $(this),
	container = $("<div>");
	
		dt.next().appendTo(container);
		dt.prependTo(container);
		container.appendTo(ticker);
});

// hide the scrollbar
ticker.css("overflow", "hidden");

//animator function
function animator(currentItem) {
	
	//work out new anim duration
	var distance = currentItem.height(),
	duration = (distance - Math.abs(parseInt(currentItem.css("marginTop")))) / 0.015;
	
	//animate the first child of the ticker
	currentItem.animate({ marginTop: -distance }, duration, "linear", function () {
																				
	//move current item to the bottom
	currentItem.appendTo(currentItem.parent()).css("marginTop", 0);
	
	//recurse
	animator(currentItem.parent().children(":first"));
		});
};

	//start the ticker
	animator(ticker.children(":first"));
	
		//set mouseenter
		ticker.mouseenter(function() {
		  
		  //stop current animation
		  ticker.children().stop();
		  
		});
		
		//set mouseleave
		ticker.mouseleave(function() {
		          
          //resume animation
		  animator(ticker.children(":first"));
		  
		});

});