var headline_count;
 var headline_interval;
 var delay = 8000;
 var old_headline = 0;
 var current_headline = 0;

 $(document).ready(function(){
   headline_count = $(".news-group").size();
   $(".news-group:eq("+current_headline+")").css('top','0px');

   headline_interval = setInterval(headline_rotate,delay); //time in milliseconds
   $('#scrolling-news').hover(function() {
	 clearInterval(headline_interval);
   }, function() {
	 headline_interval = setInterval(headline_rotate,delay); //time in milliseconds
	 headline_rotate();
   });
 });

 function headline_rotate() {
   current_headline = (old_headline + 1) % headline_count; 
   $(".news-group:eq(" + old_headline + ")").animate({top: -260},"slow", function() {
	 $(this).css('top','260px');
   });
   $(".news-group:eq(" + current_headline + ")").show().animate({top: 0},"slow");  
   old_headline = current_headline;
 }