var newsTimerID = "global";
	function hidenews() {
		MM_showHideLayers('whatsNew','','hide');
	}
	function startNewsTimer() {
		stopNewsTimer();
		newsTimerID = setTimeout("hidenews()", 500);
	}
	function stopNewsTimer() {
		clearTimeout(newsTimerID);
	}
	function MM_callNewsJS(jsStr) { //v2.0
	  return eval(jsStr)
	}