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=9;
    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();