jQuery(function($){
        $("#ticker").tweet({
          username: "thetweedband",
          avatar_size: 32,
          count: 20,
		  template: "{text} {retweet_action}",
	      refresh_interval: 600,
          loading_text: "loading"
        }).bind("loaded", function() {
          var ul = $(this).find(".tweet_list");
          var ticker = function() {
            setTimeout(function() {
              ul.find('li:first').fadeOut(300).animate( {marginTop: '-4em'}, 500, function() {
                $(this).detach().appendTo(ul).removeAttr('style');
              });
              ticker();
            }, 7000);
          };
          ticker();
        });
      });