function ns_newsticker($items_to_fade, $ticker_time)
{
    tickerchange = setInterval(ns_start_ticker, $ticker_time);
    var $tickeritem = jQuery($items_to_fade);
    var i = 1;
    
    function ns_start_ticker()
    {
        $tickeritem.filter(":eq("+i+")").trigger('fade');
        i+1 < $tickeritem.length ? i++ : i = 0; 
    }
    
      $tickeritem.each(function(i)
      {
          jQuery(this).bind("fade",function()
          { 
              $new_ticker_item = $tickeritem.filter(":eq("+i+")");
              
              if( $new_ticker_item.css("display") == "none" )
              {
                  $tickeritem.filter(":visible").fadeOut(1000, function()
                  { 
                      $new_ticker_item.fadeIn(1000);
                  });
              }
              
          });
      });
}
function ns_blogticker($blog_to_fade, $blog_time)
{
    blogchange = setInterval(ns_blog_ticker, $blog_time);
    var $blogitem = jQuery($blog_to_fade);
    var i = 1;
    
    function ns_blog_ticker()
    {
        $blogitem.filter(":eq("+i+")").trigger('fade');
        i+1 < $blogitem.length ? i++ : i = 0;   
    }
    
      $blogitem.each(function(i)
      {
          jQuery(this).bind("fade",function()
          { 
              $new_blog_item = $blogitem.filter(":eq("+i+")");
              
              if( $new_blog_item.css("display") == "none" )
              {
                  $blogitem.filter(":visible").fadeOut(1000, function()
                  { 
                      $new_blog_item.fadeIn(1000);
                  });
              }
              
          });
      });
}
function ns_eventsticker($events_to_fade, $events_time)
{
    eventschange = setInterval(ns_events_ticker, $events_time);
    var $eventsitem = jQuery($events_to_fade);
    var i = 1;
    
    function ns_events_ticker()
    {
        $eventsitem.filter(":eq("+i+")").trigger('fade');
        i+1 < $eventsitem.length ? i++ : i = 0; 
    }
    
      $eventsitem.each(function(i)
      {
          jQuery(this).bind("fade",function()
          { 
              $new_events_item = $eventsitem.filter(":eq("+i+")");
              
              if( $new_events_item.css("display") == "none" )
              {
                  $eventsitem.filter(":visible").fadeOut(1000, function()
                  { 
                      $new_events_item.fadeIn(1000);
                  });
              }
              
          });
      });
}
$(document).ready(function(){
    //news
      ns_blogticker(".blog-box li",8000);
        ns_newsticker(".news-box li",8000);
        ns_eventsticker(".events-box li",8000);
});