var currentNewsItem = '';

function expandNewsItem(element) {
  if (currentNewsItem != '')
    collapseNewsItem(currentNewsItem);
  currentNewsItem = element;

  $('#' + element + ' .main_news_short').hide();
  $('#' + element + ' .main_news_text').show();
  document.getElementById(element).scrollIntoView(true);

//  $('#' + element + ' .main_news_short').fadeOut('fast', function() {
//    $('#' + element + ' .main_news_text').fadeIn('fast');
//    document.getElementById(element).scrollIntoView(true);
//  });
}

function collapseNewsItem(element) {
  $('#' + element + ' .main_news_text').hide();
  $('#' + element + ' .main_news_short').show();

//  $('#' + element + ' .main_news_text').fadeOut('fast', function() {
//    $('#' + element + ' .main_news_short').fadeIn('fast');
//  });
}