newsfeedtick = function() {

    var active = $("#newsfeed > div:visible");
    //active.slideUp(700);
    //active.fadeOut(500);
    active.animate({ opacity: "hide", height: "0px" }, 700);

    var sibling = active.next();
    if (sibling.length)
        sibling.fadeIn(700); //sibling.slideDown(700);
    else
        $("#newsfeed > div:first").fadeIn(700);
    //$("#newsfeed > div:first").slideDown(700);

    setTimeout(newsfeedtick, feedTickerInterval);
}
$(document).ready(function() {
     var maxHeight = 0;
    var current = $("#newsfeed div:first");
    do {
        if (current.height() > maxHeight)
            maxHeight = current.height();
        current = current.next();
    }
    while (current.length > 0)

    $("#newsfeed").css("height", maxHeight);
    //alert(maxHeight);

    $("#newsfeed > div").hide();
    //$("#newsfeed > div:first").slideDown(700);
    $("#newsfeed > div:first").fadeIn(700);
    //$("#newsfeed>div.first").animate({opacity: 0},700);
    setTimeout(newsfeedtick, feedTickerInterval); 
	//feedlist 
    //add feedback 

if ($('.feed-list').length > 0) {
$(".facebookfeeds").ndSocial({
        service: 'facebook',
        account: 'MelbourneCricketGround',
        messagesPerPage: 4,
	totalPages: 3,
	firstMessageMarkerClass: 'active',
        loadingText: "Loading Facebook feeds..."
    }, function() {
        var $feedlist = $(this);
        var $listitems = $feedlist.find('UL.items > LI');
        $listitems.filter(':first').addClass('active');
        $listitems.live('hover', function() {
            if ($(this) == true) {
                return;
            } else {
                $listitems.removeClass('active');
                $(this).addClass('active');
            }
        });

    });
    $(".twitterfeeds").ndSocial({
        service: 'twitter',
        account: 'MCG',
        messagesPerPage: 4,
	totalPages: 3,
	firstMessageMarkerClass: 'active',
        loadingText: "Loading twitter feeds..."
    }, function() {
        var $feedlist = $(this);
        var $listitems = $feedlist.find('UL.items > LI');
        $listitems.filter(':first').addClass('active');
        $listitems.live('hover', function() {
            if ($(this) == true) {
                return;
            } else {
                $listitems.removeClass('active');
                $(this).addClass('active');
            }
        });

    }); 
	
	}
	else {
	return
	}






});