var offset = 1;
var speed = 40;
var start_pos = 1200;
var setIntervalId;
var tickers = 9;
function ticker_init() {
	var elem = $('tickers');
	if(elem) {
		//setTimeout
		//setIntervalId = setInterval('ticker_start()', speed);
		elem.observe('mouseover', stop_move);
		elem.observe('mouseout', start_move);
		ticker_start()
	}
}
function ticker_start() {
	for(var i = 1; i <= tickers; i++)
		ticker_move('ticker_' + i, start_pos)
	setTimeout('ticker_start()', speed);
}
function stop_move() {
	offset = 0
}
function start_move() {
	offset = 1
}
function ticker_move(id, start_pos) {
	var elem = document.getElementById(id);
	var cur_pos = elem.style.left.substring(0, elem.style.left.length - 2);
	if(cur_pos <= (elem.style.width.substring(0, elem.style.width.length - 2) * -1))
		elem.style.left = start_pos + "px"
	else
		elem.style.left = (cur_pos-offset) + "px"
}
Event.observe(window, 'load', ticker_init);