// JavaScript Document
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Sheela V Surisetty 
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$(document).ready(function(){
	var listItemCounts = $("#newsItems li").size();
	var first = 0;
	var speed = 1000;
	var pause = 5000;
	
		function removeFirst(){
			first = $('ul#newsItems li:first').html();
			$('ul#newsItems li:first')
			.animate({opacity: 0}, speed)
			.fadeOut('slow', function() {$(this).remove();});
			addLast(first);
		}
		
		function addLast(first){
			last = '<li style="display:none">'+first+'</li>';
			$('ul#newsItems').append(last)
			$('ul#newsItems li:last')
			.animate({opacity: 1}, speed)
			.fadeIn('slow')
		}
	
	interval = setInterval(removeFirst, pause);
});