jQuery.fn.ticker = function(settings) {
	settings = jQuery.extend({
		travelocity: 0.05
		}, settings);		
		return this.each(function(){
			var $strip = jQuery(this);
			$strip.addClass("newsticker")
			var stripWidth = 50;							
			var containerWidth = $strip.parent().outerWidth(true); 	
			$strip.find("li").each(function(i){
				stripWidth +=  jQuery(this, i).outerWidth(true);
			});
			$strip.width(stripWidth);			
			var defTiming = stripWidth/settings.travelocity;
			var totalTravel = stripWidth+containerWidth;								
			function scrollnews(spazio, tempo){
				$strip.animate({left: '-='+ spazio}, tempo, "linear", function(){$strip.css("left", containerWidth); scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming);});
			}
			scrollnews(totalTravel, defTiming);				
			$strip.hover(
			function(){
				jQuery(this).stop();
			},
			function(){
				var offset = jQuery(this).offset();
				var residualSpace = offset.left + stripWidth;
				var residualTime = residualSpace/settings.travelocity;
				scrollnews(residualSpace, residualTime);
			});			
		});	
	};