var headline_count;
 var headline_interval;
 var old_headline = 0;
 var current_headline = 0;
 
 $(document).ready(function(){
   headline_count = $("li.headline").size();
   $("li.headline:eq("+current_headline+")").css('top','5px');
 
   headline_interval = setInterval(headline_rotate,5000); //time in milliseconds
   $('#flash-news').hover(function() {
		$("#flash-news li").addClass('headline-active');
		clearInterval(headline_interval);
   }, function() {
		$("#flash-news li").removeClass('headline-active');
		headline_interval = setInterval(headline_rotate,5000); //time in milliseconds
		headline_rotate();
   });
 });
 
 function headline_rotate() {
   current_headline = (old_headline + 1) % headline_count; 
   $("li.headline:eq(" + old_headline + ")").animate({top: -100},"slow", function() {
     $(this).css('top','210px');
   });
   $("li.headline:eq(" + current_headline + ")").show().animate({top: 5},"slow");  
   old_headline = current_headline;
 }