(function($) {
/*
 * A basic news ticker.
 *
 * @name     newsticker (or newsTicker)
 * @param    delay      Delay (in milliseconds) between iterations. Default 4 seconds (4000ms)
 * @author   Sam Collett (http://www.texotela.co.uk)
 * @example  $("#news").newsticker(); // or $("#news").newsTicker(5000);
 *
 */
$.fn.newsTicker = $.fn.newsticker = function(delay)
{
	delay = delay || 4000;
	count = 0;
	var text = ['Become a paid member today to contact members. <a href="upgrade1.php"><strong>Upgrade now</strong></a>',
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    'As a Gold member, you can receive SMS alerts and view unlimited contact details!',
    'You can define and store your search criteria once and save time.',
    'You can quickly bookmark the members you like while you are searching.',
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    ];
	initTicker = function(el)
	{
		stopTicker(el);
		startTicker(el);
	};
	startTicker = function(el)
	{
		el.tickfn = setInterval(function() { doTick(el) }, delay)
	};
	stopTicker = function(el)
	{
		clearInterval(el.tickfn);
	};
	pauseTicker = function(el)
	{
		el.pause = true;
	};
	resumeTicker = function(el)
	{
		el.pause = false;
	};
	doTick = function(el)
	{
		// don't run if paused
		if(el.pause) return;
		// pause until animation has finished
		el.pause = true;
		// hide current item

		$('#news').fadeOut("slow",
			function()
			{
				$(this).hide();
				// move to next item and show
				$(el).html(text[count]).slideToggle("slow",
					function()
					{
						el.pause = false;
						count++;
						if(count >= text.length)
							count = 0;
					}
				);
			}
		);
	};
	this.each(
		function()
		{
			if(this.nodeName.toLowerCase()!= "div") return;
			initTicker(this);
		}
	)
	.addClass("newsticker")
	.hover(
		function()
		{
			// pause if hovered over
			pauseTicker(this);
		},
		function()
		{
			// resume when not hovered over
			resumeTicker(this);
		}
	);
	return this;
};

})(jQuery);