<!--

    function set_preferences(){

      var sl_news_dir          = "up" ;
      var sl_news_width        = "117px" ;
      var sl_news_height    = "100%" ;
      var sl_news_scrll_amount = 1
      var sl_news_scrll_delay  = 50
      var sl_news_scrll_beh    = "slide" ; 
      var sl_news_on_off       = "on" ; 

      var  objMar = document.all("cx") ;
      objMar.direction      = sl_news_dir ;
      objMar.style.width    = sl_news_width  ;
      objMar.style.height   = sl_news_height ;
      objMar.style.BEHAVIOR = sl_news_scrll_beh ;
      objMar.scrollDelay    = sl_news_scrll_delay ; 
      objMar.scrollAmount   = sl_news_scrll_amount ; 
      objMar.btnstat = sl_news_on_off;
}


   function chgStat(){
     if ((document.all('btnstat').style.backgroundImage)== "url(bot_stop.gif)") {
     document.all('btnstat').style.backgroundImage = "url(p.gif)"
      document.all('cx').start()
     }else{
        document.all('btnstat').style.backgroundImage = "url(bot_stop.gif)"
      document.all('cx').stop()
   } 
  }

//-->