// when the DOM is ready...
$(document).ready(function () {
  // load the ticker
	createTicker();
}); 
function createTicker(){
	// put all list elements within #ticker-area into array
	var tickerLIs = $("#ticker-area ul").children();
		tickerItems = new Array();
		tickerLIs.each(function(el) {
						tickerItems.push( jQuery(this).html() );
						});
	i = 0;
	//$("#ticker-area").html(" " + tickerItems[1]);
	displayTicker();
}
function displayTicker(){
	if( i == tickerItems.length ){ i = 1; } // RESET LA LISTE
	 $("#ticker-area").fadeIn("slow").html(" " + tickerItems[i]);
	 setTimeout("rotateTicker()", 3500);
}
function rotateTicker(){
	 $("#ticker-area").fadeOut("slow");
	 setTimeout("displayTicker()", 1000);
	 i++;
}