function popNews(id)
{

	var newsContent = unescape(newsHolder[id].cn);
	var newsTitle = newsHolder[id].ttl;
	var newsDate = newsHolder[id].dt;
	var newsHeader = newsHolder[id].hd;
	showNewsPopIn(newsContent, newsTitle, newsHeader, newsDate);
}

function makeNews(id, headline, content, date)
{
	var id, hd, cn, dt;
	this.id = id;
	this.cn = content;
	this.hd = headline;
	this.ttl = "Event: " + headline;
	this.dt = "Date: " + date;
	
}

function showNewsPopIn(nCon, nTitle,nHeader, nDate)
{

//set up Pop In Window before showing it.

	if(popInFlag == true)	//if its not already up
	{
		closePopIn();
	}

	var targetEl = document.getElementById("popInContent");
	var cname = chooseClassName();

//set up title data
	var titleEl = document.createElement("div");
	titleEl.setAttribute("id", "popInTitle");
 	titleEl.setAttribute(cname, "popInTitleBox");
	var titleElText = document.createTextNode(nHeader);
	titleEl.appendChild(titleElText);
	targetEl.appendChild(titleEl);
	
	

//set up event data
	var eventEl = document.createElement("div");
	eventEl.setAttribute("id", "popInEvent");
	eventEl.setAttribute(cname, "popInEventBox");
	var eventElName = document.createElement("div");
	eventElName.setAttribute(cname, "popInEventTextBox");
	var eventElDate = document.createElement("div");
	eventElDate.setAttribute(cname, "popInEventTextBox");
	var eventElText1 = document.createTextNode(nTitle);
	var eventElText2 = document.createTextNode(nDate);
	eventElName.appendChild(eventElText1);
	eventElDate.appendChild(eventElText2);
	eventEl.appendChild(eventElName);
	eventEl.appendChild(eventElDate);
	targetEl.appendChild(eventEl);

// set up event info data
	var infoEl = document.createElement("div");
	infoEl.setAttribute("id", "popInInfo");
	infoEl.setAttribute(cname, "popInInfoBox");
	targetEl.appendChild(infoEl);
	document.getElementById("popInInfo").innerHTML = nCon;

// make close tag in Pop In
	var popInBottom = document.createElement("div");
	popInBottom.setAttribute(cname, "popInBottomBox");

	var closeItTag = document.createElement("a");
	var closeItTagText = document.createTextNode("Close This");
	closeItTag.appendChild(closeItTagText);
	closeItTag.setAttribute("href", "javascript:closePopIn();"); //internet explorer doesnt like the onclick attribute so it has to be done this way.
	
	popInBottom.appendChild(closeItTag);
	targetEl.appendChild(popInBottom);
	
	

//show it
	document.getElementById("popInContent").style.display = "block";
	popInFlag = true;

	
}