jQuery.fn.liScroll = function(settings) {
		settings = jQuery.extend({
		travelocity: 0.01
		}, settings);
				
		return this.each(function(){
				var $strip = jQuery(this);
				var stripWidth = 0;
				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 totalTravel = stripWidth+containerWidth; 
				var defTiming = totalTravel/settings.travelocity;
				
				function scrollnews(spazio, tempo){
					$strip.animate({left: '-='+ spazio}, tempo, "linear", function(){$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);
					}
				);			
		});	
};