function newsscroller(action) {
   if (action == "stop") {
      document.getElementById('newsscrol').stop();
   }
   if (action == "start") {
      document.getElementById('newsscrol').start();
   }
}

function disable_textcopy() {
   <!--  
   if (window.Event)   
      document.captureEvents(Event.MOUSEUP);   
      function nocontextmenu() {
         event.cancelBubble = true;
         event.returnValue = false;
         return false;
      }
      function norightclick(e) {
         if (window.Event) {
            if (e.which == 2 || e.which == 3)
            return false;
         }
         else
            if (event.button == 2 || event.button == 3) {
               event.cancelBubble = true;
               event.returnValue = false;
               return false;
            }
         }
         document.oncontextmenu = nocontextmenu;
         document.onmousedown = norightclick;
         function disableselect(e) {
            return false;
         }
         function reEnable() {
            return true;
         }
         document.onselectstart=new Function ("return false");
         if (window.sidebar) {
            document.onmousedown=disableselect;
            document.onclick=reEnable
         }
   //--> 
}