function newsclick () {
	// search for paragraphs in clicked element
	news_details = this.parentNode.getElementsByTagName("p");
	target_item = this.parentNode;
		// if there is content to show/hide, do so
		if(news_details.length != 0) {
			//determine if item collapsed/expanded by list item and do appropriate action
			if (target_item.style.listStyleImage == "url(img/col_icon.gif)") {
				
				target_item.style.listStyleImage = "url(img/exp_icon.gif)";
				for (var j = 0; j < news_details.length; j++) {
					news_details[j].className = "showNews";
				}
				
			} else {
				
				target_item.style.listStyleImage = "url(img/col_icon.gif)";
				for (var k = 0; k < news_details.length; k++) {
					news_details[k].className = "hide_left";
				}
				
			}
		}
}

function hidenews() {
	var browser = navigator.userAgent;
	var IE5 = browser.indexOf("MSIE 5.5") + 1;
	if (IE5 != 0) {
		IE5 = browser.indexOf("MSIE 5.0") + 1;
	}
	
	
	// obtain reference to news column
	var newsitems = document.getElementById("home_content");
	
	// if didn't work, abort
	if (!newsitems) { return; }
    
    // get li's in the news section
    var li_tags = newsitems.getElementsByTagName("li");

    // and iterate through them...
    for (var h = 0; h < li_tags.length; h++) {
		
		li_tags[h].style.listStyleImage = "url(img/col_icon.gif)";
		
		//apply underline to links
		var span_tags = li_tags[h].getElementsByTagName("span")
		
		for (var m = 0; m < span_tags.length; m++){
			span_tags[m].className="news_head";
			if (IE5 == 0) {
				span_tags[m].style.cursor = "pointer";
			} else {
				span_tags[m].style.cursor = "hand";
			}
			span_tags[m].onmouseup = newsclick;
		}
		
		// register event handlers to each li
		//li_tags[h].onmouseup = newsclick;
		
		// find paragraph elements within each li
		var p_tags = li_tags[h].getElementsByTagName("p");
		
		// and hide each of them
		for (var i = 0; i < p_tags.length; i++) {
			p_tags[i].className="hide_left";
			
		}
	}
}