jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
	//Ajax call purposely for roomcheck prl.
	$("#toptextbar").empty();

	$.ajax({
		url: "/thedms_lastUpdated.aspx",
		cache: false,
		timeout: 1000,
		success: function(html){
			$("#toptextbar").append(html);
		},
		async: false
	});
		
	settings = jQuery.extend({
	travelocity: 0.06
	}, settings);
	
	return $("ul#thedmsRCLastUpdated").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;
				var tempoInc = 8000; //Added to help tempo changes prl.					
				function scrollnews(spazio, tempo){
					$strip.animate({left: '-='+ spazio}, tempo + tempoInc, "linear", function(){$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 - tempoInc);
				});			
		});	
};