jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
    settings = jQuery.extend({
        travelocity: 0.07
    }, 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);
				    }
			    );
    });
};