var dir = true;

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=32;
	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(dir)
	{
		if (myMarLeft>-myMarWidth + 526){
			myMar.style.left=myMarLeft-1+"px";
		}else{
			dir = !dir;
		}
	}
	else {
		if (myMarLeft < 0){
			myMar.style.left=myMarLeft +1+"px";

		}
		else
		{
			dir = !dir;
		}

	}

}



window.onload = startSlide();