var headline_count;
var headline_interval;
var old_headline = 0;
var current_headline = 0;

$(document).ready(function(){
headline_count = $("div.headline").size();
$("div.headline:eq("+current_headline+")").css('top','5px');

headline_interval = setInterval(headline_rotate,7500); //time in milliseconds
$('#news').hover(function() {
clearInterval(headline_interval);
}, function() {
headline_interval = setInterval(headline_rotate,5000); //time in milliseconds
headline_rotate();
});
});

function headline_rotate() {
current_headline = (old_headline + 1) % headline_count; 
$("div.headline:eq(" + old_headline + ")").animate({top: -205},"slow", function() {
$(this).css('top','210px');
});
$("div.headline:eq(" + current_headline + ")").show().animate({top: 5},"slow");  
old_headline = current_headline;
}