// <!--
    var speed = 1; // change scroll speed with this value
    /**
    * Initialize the marquee, and start the marquee by calling the marquee function.
    */
    function init() {
        var el = document.getElementById("marquee_replacement");
        el.style.overflow = 'hidden';
        scrollFromBottom();
    }

    var go = 0;
    var timeout = '';
    /**
    * This is where the scroll action happens.
    * Recursive method until stopped.
    */
    function scrollFromBottom() {
        clearTimeout(timeout);
        var el = document.getElementById("marquee_replacement");
        if (el.scrollTop >= el.scrollHeight - 150) {
            el.scrollTop = 0;
        };
        el.scrollTop = el.scrollTop + speed;
        if (go == 0) {
            timeout = setTimeout("scrollFromBottom()", 50);
        };
    }

    /**
    * Set the stop variable to be true (will stop the marquee at the next pass).
    */
    function stop() {
        go = 1;
    }

    /**
    * Set the stop variable to be false and call the marquee function.
    */

    // the line below was causing an erro in ie. do i diabled it. adrian 27/5
    //    addEvent(window, 'load', startit);


    function startit() {
        go = 0;
        scrollFromBottom();
    }
    // -->