var nt_position = 0;
var nt_step = 2;
var nt_timeout = 50;
var nt_element;
var nt_width = 0;

function loadNewsticker() {
    if (nt_element = document.getElementById("nt_inner")) {
        nt_width = nt_element.scrollWidth;
        nt_element.style.width = nt_width + "px";
        window.setTimeout("_moveNewsTicker()", nt_timeout);
    }
}

function _moveNewsTicker() {
    nt_position = nt_position - nt_step;
    if (nt_position < (nt_width * -1)) {
        nt_position = 472;
    }
    nt_element.style.left = nt_position + "px";
    window.setTimeout("_moveNewsTicker()", nt_timeout);
}