$(document).ready(function () {
	createTicker();
}); 

function createTicker(){
	//set the quotes array
	tickerItems = new Array(
'<font color="#ffffff" align="center">Check Gallery for the latest Excel Pics.</font>',
'<font color="#ffffff" align="center">Results Announced Check The respective event pages for the results</font>',
'<font color="#ffffff" align="center"><b>TEDxMEC </b>received great response</font>',
'<font color="#ffffff" align="center">Feedbacks been positive from most of the participants</font>',
'<font color="#ffffff" align="center"><b>Excel just got to another level with the proshows</b></font>',
'<font color="#ffffff" align="center"><b>Hackmaster in practice mode <a href="http://hackmaster.excelmec.org" target="_blank" style="color:yellow;">here</a></font>',
'<font color="#ffffff" align="center">Watch Excel promotion videos</font>'
);	i = 0;
	tickerIt();
}

function tickerIt(){
	if( i == tickerItems.length ){
		i = 0;
	}
	//change without effect
	//$('#ticker').html(tickerItems[i]);

	//change with effect
	$('#ticker').fadeOut("slow", function(){
		$(this).html(tickerItems[i]).fadeIn("slow");
		i++;
	});
	
	//repeat - change 5000 - time interval
	setTimeout("tickerIt()", 4000);
}