var tickinterval = 5000;
var tickspeed = 500;
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('[rel=ticker]').each(function() {
        var articles = $(this).find('article').length;
        var currentarticle = 1;
        var ticker = this;
        $(ticker).find('article').not(':first').hide();
        if (articles > 1) {
            setInterval(function() {
                $(ticker).find('article:eq(' + (currentarticle-1) + ')').fadeOut(tickspeed, function() {
                    if (currentarticle == articles) {
                        currentarticle = 1;
                    } else {
                        currentarticle++;
                    }
                    $(ticker).find('article:eq(' + (currentarticle-1) + ')').fadeIn(tickspeed);
                });
            }, tickinterval)
        }
    });
});