$(function() {
		
		//cache the ticker
		var ticker = $("#ticker");

		//wrap dt:dd pairs in divs
		ticker.children().filter("dt").each(function() {

		  var dt = $(this),
		    container = $("<div>");

		  dt.next().appendTo(container);
		  dt.prependTo(container);

		  container.appendTo(ticker);
		});

		//hide the scrollbar
		ticker.css("overflow", "hidden");

		//animator function
		function animator(currentItem) {

		  //work out new anim duration
		  var distance = currentItem.height();
			duration = (distance + parseInt(currentItem.css("marginTop"))) / 0.025;

		  //animate the first child of the ticker
		  currentItem.animate({ marginTop: -distance }, duration, "linear", function() {

			//move current item to the bottom
			currentItem.appendTo(currentItem.parent()).css("marginTop", 0);

			//recurse
			animator(currentItem.parent().children(":first"));
		  });
		};

		//start the ticker
		animator(ticker.children(":first"));

		//set mouseenter
		ticker.mouseenter(function() {

		  //stop current animation
		  ticker.children().stop();

		});

		//set mouseleave
		ticker.mouseleave(function() {

          //resume animation
		  animator(ticker.children(":first"));

		});
	});