jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
	settings = jQuery.extend({
		travelocity: 0.06
	}, settings);
	return this.each(function() {
		var $strip = jQuery(this);
		$strip.addClass("newsticker");

		var stripWidth = 0;
		var $mask = $strip.wrap("<div class='mask'></div>");
		var $tickercontainer = $strip.parent().wrap("<div class='tickercontainer'></div>");
		var containerWidth = $strip.parent().parent().width();	//a.k.a. 'mask' width

		$strip.find("li").each(function(i) {
			stripWidth += jQuery(this, i).width();
		});

		$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);
				});
	});
};