function startSlide(){
if(document.getElementById("marquee1")){
slide();
}else{
setTimeout("startSlide()",1000);
}
}
function slide(){
/*increase timeX to slow speed, decrease it to go faster*/
var timeX=32;
var newsTick=document.getElementById("newsticker");
var myMar=document.getElementById("marquee1");
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.top=myMarLeft-1+"px";
}else{
myMar.style.top=newsTick.offsetWidth+"px";
}
}
window.onload = startSlide();