function doWidthChangeMem(elem,startWidth,endWidth,steps,intervals,powr) { 
//Width changer with Memory by www.hesido.com
    if (elem.widthChangeMemInt)
	window.clearInterval(elem.widthChangeMemInt);
    var actStep = 0;
    elem.widthChangeMemInt = window.setInterval(
	function() { 
	  elem.currentWidth = easeInOut(startWidth,endWidth,steps,actStep,powr);
	  if(!isNaN(elem.currentWidth))
			elem.style.width = elem.currentWidth + "px"; 
	  actStep++;
	  if (actStep > steps) window.clearInterval(elem.widthChangeMemInt);
	} 
	,intervals)
}

function widthChange() { 
    for(i=1;i<=5;i++)
		{
			doWidthChangeMem(document.getElementById("news"+i),document.getElementById("news"+i).currentWidth,100,10,10,0.5);
		}
		if (!this.currentWidth) this.currentWidth = 100; 
	//if no memory is set, set it first; 
    doWidthChangeMem(this,this.currentWidth,540,10,10,0.5); 
		currentItem = this.id.substr(4,1);
		for(i=1;i<=5;i++)
		{
			if(i!=currentItem)
				document.getElementById("news"+i+"content").style.display = "none";
			else
				document.getElementById("news"+i+"content").style.display = "block";
		}
		widthRestore();
    } 
		
function widthRestore() { 
    if (!this.currentWidth) return; 
    doWidthChangeMem(this,this.currentWidth,100,10,10,0.5); 
		currentItem = this.id.substr(4,1);
		for(i=1;i<=5;i++)
		{
			if(i==5)
				document.getElementById("news"+i+"content").style.display = "block";
			else
				document.getElementById("news"+i+"content").style.display = "none";
		}
		}

function easeInOut(minValue,maxValue,totalSteps,actualStep,powr) { 
//Generic Animation Step Value Generator By www.hesido.com 
    var delta = maxValue - minValue; 
    var stepp = minValue+(Math.pow(((1 / totalSteps) * actualStep), powr) * delta); 
    return Math.ceil(stepp) 
    }