var interval = {};
    var alternateitem = true;
    var firstflip = true;
    window.bulletinspaused = false;
    $(document).ready(function(){
        var first = 0;
        var speed = 700;
        var pause = 6000;
            function removeFirst(){
                if(!window.bulletinspaused) {
                  var totalitems = $("ul#listticker li").size();
                  if(totalitems > 0 && totalitems <= 4) {clearInterval(interval); return;}
                  if(totalitems%2 != 0 && firstflip) {firstflip = false; alternateitem = !alternateitem;}
                  first = $('ul#listticker li:first').html();
                  $('ul#listticker li:first')
                  .animate({opacity: 0}, speed)
                  .slideUp('fast', function() {$(this).remove();});
                  addLast(first);
                }
            }
            
            function addLast(first){
                var darkitem = "";
                if(alternateitem) {
                    darkitem = "class=\"darkitem\"";
                }
                alternateitem = !alternateitem;
                
                last = '<li ' + darkitem + ' style="display:none">'+first+'</li>';
                $('ul#listticker').append(last)
                $('ul#listticker li:last')
                .animate({opacity: 1}, speed)
                .slideDown('fast');
            }
        interval = setInterval(removeFirst, pause);
        
        $("#bulletinlist").bind("mouseenter",function() {
        window.bulletinspaused=true;  $('#listticker').css({'overflow':'scroll', 'overflow-x':'hidden'});
        });
        $("#bulletinlist").bind("mouseleave",function() {
        window.bulletinspaused=false; $('#listticker').css({'overflow':'hidden', 'overflow-x':'hidden'});
        });
    });