function showTopNews(){
	getItem('topNewsBox').innerHTML = getItem('news_loading').innerHTML;
	getItem('news_loading').innerHTML='';
	if(getItem('maui_updates')) getItem('maui_updates').innerHTML = maui_update;
}

function getItem(id)
{
	var itm = false;
	if(document.getElementById) itm = document.getElementById(id);      //all browsers?        
	else if(document.all) itm = document.all[id];						//Opera+IE?          
	else if(document.layers)  itm = document.layers[id];                //IE?       
	return itm;
}