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

function createTicker(){
	//set the quotes array
	tickerItems = new Array(
	'"There are no great men, only great challenges that ordinary men are forced by circumstances to meet."<br/><b>William F. Halsey</b>', 
	'"Man is only truly great when he acts from his passions."<br/><b>Benjamin Disreali</b>', 
	'"The price of greatness is responsibility."<br/><b>Winston Churchill</b>',
	'"To achieve great things we must live as if we were never going to die."<br/><b>Marquis de Vauvenargues</b>',
	'"Excellence is not a destination; it is a continuous journey that never ends."<br/><b>Brian Tracy</b>',
	'"Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance."<br/><b>Dr. Samuel Johnson</b>'
	);
	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()", 5000);
}