$(document).ready(
  function(){
   $('.widget_news_ticker').innerfade({
      speed: 1000, //Fadingspeed in milliseconds or keywords (slow, normal or fast)

      timeout: 3000, //Time between the fades in milliseconds

      type: 'sequence', //Type of slideshow: 'sequence', 'random' or 'random_start'

      containerheight: '15px', //Height of the containing element in any css-height-value

      animationtype: 'fade' //Type of animation 'fade' or 'slide'
      });
});