function shortenEntries(){
				
	var budget_length = 15;
				
	for (var j=1; j<4; j++) {
					
		var content = document.getElementById("news_entry" + j).innerHTML;
					
		if (content.split(" ").length > budget_length) {
			
			sliced_content = content.split(" ");
				
			var new_content = '';				
			for (var i=0; i<=budget_length-1; i++) {
				new_content = new_content + ' ' + sliced_content[i];
			}				
			new_content = new_content + '... ';
			
			document.getElementById("news_entry" + j).innerHTML = new_content;
				
			var a = document.createElement("a");
           	a.id = "link" + j;
           	a.innerHTML = "mehr";
           	a.href = "javascript:showEntire('entry" + j + "');"; 
           	document.getElementById("news_entry" + j).appendChild(a);
		} 
	}
}
			 
function showEntire(object){
	
    new Effect.Appear('black_background',{duration:0.5, from:0, to:0.7});	
	new Effect.Appear(object,{duration:0.5, from:0, to:1.0});
	//new Effect.Appear('close_news',{duration:0.5, from:0, to:0.7});	
	
	/*info_box = document.getElementById("close_news");
	
	var a = document.createElement("a");
  	a.href = "javascript:closeEntire('" + object + "');";
	info_box.appendChild(a);*/
}

function closeEntire(obj){
	//new Effect.Fade(obj,{duration:0.5, from:0.7, to:0});
	new Effect.Fade('black_background',{duration:0.5, from:0.7, to:0});	
	new Effect.Fade(obj.parentNode,{duration:0.5, from:0.7, to:0});	
	//new Effect.Fade('close_news',{duration:0.5, from:0.7, to:0});
}


window.onload = function(){
	shortenEntries();
}