var headline_count;
var headline_interval;
var old_headline = 0;
var current_headline = 0;
$(document).ready(function(){
	headline_count = $("span.headline").size();
	$("span.headline:eq("+current_headline+")").css('top', '0px');
	
	if(headline_count > 1){
		headline_interval = setInterval(headline_rotate,5000);
		$('.headlines').hover(function() {
			clearInterval(headline_interval);
		},function(){
			headline_interval = setInterval(headline_rotate,5000);
			headline_rotate();
		});
	}
});

function headline_rotate(){
	current_headline = (old_headline + 1) % headline_count;
	$("span.headline:eq(" + old_headline + ")")
		.animate({top: -40},"slow", function() {
		$(this).css('top', '40px');
	});
	$("span.headline:eq(" + current_headline + ")")
	.animate({top: 0},"slow");
	old_headline = current_headline;
}