function verticalNewsTicker(divID, displayNewsLength, rotateInterval) {

	totalNewsLength = $("#"+divID).children().length;
    if (displayNewsLength > totalNewsLength) {
        displayNewsLength = totalNewsLength;
    }
   
    for (var i = displayNewsLength; i < totalNewsLength; i++) {
        $($("#"+divID).children()[i]).css("opacity", "0");
    }

	var intervalHandler = window.setInterval(function() {
		_verticalNewsTicker(divID, displayNewsLength);
	}, rotateInterval); 


    //$("#"+divID).mouseover(function() { clearInterval(intervalHandler) });
    //$("#"+divID).mouseout(function() {
	//	var intervalHandler = window.setInterval(function() {
	//		_verticalNewsTicker(divID, displayNewsLength);
	//	}, rotateInterval); 
	//});  
}

function _verticalNewsTicker(divID, displayNewsLength) {
	var divHeight = $($("#"+divID).children()[0]).height();
    $($("#"+divID).children()[0]).animate({ opacity: 0 }, 1000, "linear", function() {
		$($("#"+divID).children()[0]).animate({ marginTop: -divHeight }, 1000, "linear", function() {
			$($("#"+divID).children()[0]).css("margin", 0);/*Force revalidate for correct positioning*/
			$("#"+divID).append($($("#"+divID).children()[0]));
			$($("#"+divID).children()[displayNewsLength - 1]).animate({ opacity: 1 }, 1000);
		});
	});
}