#ticker_area {
    margin: 0 0 10px;
    padding: 7px 0 7px;
    color: #fff;
	background: #FF99BB;    
}
.tickercontainer {
	width: 100%;
	height: 20px;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	overflow: hidden;
}
.tickercontainer .mask { /* that serves as a mask. so you get a sort of padding both left and right */
	position: relative;
	top: 0;
	height: 20px;
	overflow: hidden;
}
ul.newsticker {
	position: relative;
	list-style-type: none;
	margin: 0;
	padding: 0;
	font-size:90%;
}
ul.newsticker li {
	float: left;
	margin: 0;
	padding-right: 20px;
}