	$('#$name').marquee({
		//speed in milliseconds of the marquee
		duration: 5000,

		//gap in pixels between the tickers
		gap: 50,

		//time in milliseconds before the marquee will start animating
		delayBeforeStart: 0,

		//'left' or 'right'
		direction: 'left',

		//true or false - should the marquee be duplicated to show an effect of continues flow
		duplicated: true
});