var headline_count;
var headline_interval;
var old_headline = 0;
var current_headline = 0;
 
$(document).ready(function(){
      
   headline_count = $("div .headliner-item").size();
   
   $(".headliner-item .text").animate({opacity: 0.9},"fast");
   $(".headliner-item").css('left','680px');
   $(".headliner-item").css('top','0px');
   $(".headliner-item").eq(current_headline).css('left','0px');
   $(".headliner-item").eq(current_headline).css('top','0px');
 
   headline_interval = setInterval(headline_rotate,8000); //time in milliseconds
 });
 
 function headline_rotate() {
   current_headline = (old_headline + 1) % headline_count;
   
   $(".headliner-item").eq(old_headline).animate({left: -680}, "slow", function() 
   {
		   $(this).css('left','680px');
   });
   
   $(".headliner-item").eq(current_headline).animate({left: 0},"slow");
   
   old_headline = current_headline;
 }