function shortenThis(text, htmlTag, maxLength) {
	str = text;
	str.replace('"', '\"');
	str.replace("'", "\'");
	strMaxLength = maxLength;
	if(str.length > strMaxLength)
		document.write('<' + htmlTag + '>' + str.substring(0, strMaxLength) + '&hellip;</' + htmlTag + '>');
	else
		document.write('<' + htmlTag + '>' + str + '</' + htmlTag + '>');
}

function toggleDaysTitle(moreNewsTitle, moreNews){
	days = document.getElementById(moreNews);
	daysElements = days.getElementsByTagName('li');
	if(daysElements.length == 0)
		document.getElementById(moreNewsTitle).style.display = 'none';
}

function shortenClass(tagName,className,maxLength) {
	aElements=document.getElementsByTagName(tagName);
	for(iElements=0;iElements<aElements.length;iElements++) {
		if(aElements[iElements].className==className) {
			if(aElements[iElements].innerHTML.length>maxLength) 
				aElements[iElements].innerHTML=aElements[iElements].innerHTML.substring(0,maxLength)+'&hellip;';
		}
	}
}