// http://blog.wardelldesign.com/
function startSlide(){
	if(document.getElementById("marquee")){
		slide();
	}else{
			setTimeout("startSlide()",1000);
		}
	}
		
	function slide(){
	
	/*increase timeX to slow speed, decrease it to go faster*/
	var timeX=20;
	var newsTick=document.getElementById("newsticker");
	var myMar=document.getElementById("marquee");
	var newsTickLeft=newsTick.offsetLeft;
	var myMarLeft=myMar.offsetLeft;
	var myMarWidth=myMar.offsetWidth;
	var timer=setTimeout("slide()",timeX);
	
	
	function speedTime(){
		slide();
	}
	function slowTime(){
		clearTimeout(timer);
	}
		
	newsTick.onmouseover=slowTime;
	newsTick.onmouseout=speedTime;
	
	if (myMarLeft>-myMarWidth){
		myMar.style.left=myMarLeft-1+"px";
	}else{
		myMar.style.left=newsTick.offsetWidth+"px";
	}
	
	
	}
	
window.onload = startSlide();