function post_col_news_empty ( news_post_id, entry_title, source_url ) 
{
	document.getElementById('post_col_news_empty').innerHTML = "<div id='post_col_news_collapsed'><div id='post_col_news_closed'><div id='meta'>ANNOUNCEMENT</div><div id='news_txt'><a href='"+source_url+"'>"+entry_title+"</a></div><br clear='all' /></div></div>";
	document.cookie=news_post_id+"="+news_post_id+"; expires=Monday, 04-Apr-2010 05:00:00 GMT";
	return true;
}

function delete_cookie ( cookie_name )
{
	var cookie_date = new Date ( );  // current date & time
	cookie_date.setTime ( cookie_date.getTime() - 1 );
	document.cookie = cookie_name += "=; expires=" + cookie_date.toGMTString();
}