function startSlide(){
    if(document.getElementById("vip-quote")){
	    slide();
	} else {
        setTimeout("startSlide()",1000);
	}
}
		
function slide(){
    /*increase timeX to slow speed, decrease it to go faster*/
	var timeX=16;
	var newsTick=document.getElementById("newsticker");
	var myMar=document.getElementById("vip-quote");
	var newsTickLeft=newsTick.offsetLeft;
	var myMarLeft=myMar.offsetLeft;
	var myMarWidth=myMar.offsetWidth;
	var timer=setTimeout("slide()",timeX);
	
	function speedTime(){
		slide();
	}

	function slowTime(){
		clearTimeout(timer);
	}
		
	if (myMarLeft>-myMarWidth){
		myMar.style.left=myMarLeft-1+"px";
	} else {
		myMar.style.left=newsTick.offsetWidth+"px";
	}
}

window.onload = function() {startSlide();};