$(document).ready(function() {

        $('#slider').s3Slider({
            timeOut: 3000
        });
        
        $('.newsTicker').vTicker({
   			speed: 1000,
   			pause: 10000,
   			showItems: 2,
  			animation: 'fade',
  			height: 337,
   			direction: 'up'
   		});
   		
});