function runTicker() {
	var tickerRow = document.getElementById("ticker-row");
	var tickerMask = document.getElementById("ticker-mask");
	if(tickerRow && tickerMask) {
		tickerRow.style.visibility = "hidden";
		tickerRow.style.left = "0px";
		var moveLength = tickerMask.scrollWidth + tickerMask.offsetWidth;
		tickerRow.style.left = tickerMask.offsetWidth + "px";
		tickerRow.style.visibility = "visible";
		moveTicker(moveLength);
	}
}

function moveTicker(moveLength) {
	var tickerRow = document.getElementById("ticker-row");
	var speed = 25; //determines how frequently the moveTicker function is run
	var dist = 2; //determines how far the ticker moves each time move Ticker runs
	if(moveLength > 0) {
		tickerRow.style.left = (parseInt(tickerRow.style.left) - dist) + "px";
		moveLength = moveLength - dist;
		setTimeout("moveTicker(" + moveLength + ")",speed);
	}
	else {
		setTimeout("runTicker()",speed);
	}
	
}

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