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function buildNews(objDiv, nIndex) {
	var objNews = document.createElement('DIV');
	objNews.id = 'news-'+ rsNewsRSS[nIndex][0];
	objNews.className = 'hideMe';
	objNews.innerHTML = "<a href='"+ rsNewsRSS[nIndex][1] +"' target='_new'>"+ rsNewsRSS[nIndex][2] +"</a><br/>"+ rsNewsRSS[nIndex][3];

	objDiv.appendChild(objNews);

	if (cNewsItem) {
		slideNews(objNews, false);
	}
	else {
		objNews.className = 'showMe';
		objNews.parentNode.style.height = objNews.offsetHeight +'px';
		cNewsItem = objNews;
	}
}

function slideNews(tNews, backwards) {
	var fNews = cNewsItem;

	var animateX = -15;
	var animateInterval = 100;

	tNews.style.left = "101%";
	tNews.className = "showMe";
	if (document.all) {

		tNews.style.removeAttribute('filter');

	}

	else {
		tNews.style.opacity = 1;
	}

	//tNews.parentNode.style.height = tNews.offsetHeight +'px';

	var percent = 101;

	var timer = window.setInterval(function() {
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		if (percent <= 0) {
			percent = 0;

			if (fNews) {
				fNews.className = "hideMe";

			}
			cNewsItem = tNews;

			window.clearInterval(timer);
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				fNews.style.filter = 'alpha(opacity='+ percent +')';
			}
			else {
				fNews.style.opacity = (percent/100);
			}
		}
		tNews.style.left = (backwards?-percent:percent)+"%";

	}, animateInterval);
}

function loadNews() {
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			nIndex = 0;
		}

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			slideNews(document.getElementById('news-'+ rsNewsRSS[nIndex][0]), false)
		}
		else {
			buildNews(document.getElementById('hpNews'), nIndex);
		}

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	}
}