added news ticker

app/assets/javascripts/cookie.js

@@ -51,10 +51,18 @@
       return;
     }
     
+    if (this.get("hide-news-ticker") == "1") {
+      $("#news-ticker").hide();
+    } else {
+      $("#close-news-ticker-link").observe("click", function(e) {
+        $("#news-ticker").hide();
+        this.put("hide-news-ticker", "1", 1);
+        return false;
+      });
+    }
+    
 		if (this.get("hide-upgrade-account") != "1") {
-      if ($("upgrade-account")) {
-   	    $("upgrade-account").show();
-      }
+ 	    $("#upgrade-account").show();
 		}
   }
 })();

app/assets/stylesheets/application.css.scss

@@ -1046,3 +1046,32 @@ div#moderator-dashboard {
     font-size: 1.5em;
   }
 }
+
+
+
+/*** news ticker ***/
+
+div#news-ticker {
+  padding: 5px;
+  background: #EEE;
+  border-bottom: 2px solid #666;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  font-size: 0.8em;
+  
+  ul {
+    float: left;
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+  }
+
+  li {
+    list-style-type: none;
+    float: left;
+    margin: 0 2em 0 0;
+    padding: 0;
+  }
+
+  a#close-news-ticker-link {
+    float: right;
+  }
+}