/* ************ NEWS SLIDER WITH JQUERY *************** */
function getScreenSizes() {
    var screenW = 640;
    var screenH = 480;
    if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) > 3) {
        screenW = screen.width;
        screenH = screen.height;
    } else if (navigator.appName == "Netscape" && parseInt(navigator.appVersion) == 3 && navigator.javaEnabled()) {
        var jToolkit = java.awt.Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit();
        var jScreenSize = jToolkit.getScreenSize();
        screenW = jScreenSize.width;
        screenH = jScreenSize.height;
    }
    return { w: screenW, h: screenH };
}
function getOffset(el) {
    var _x = 0;
    var _y = 0;
    while (el && !isNaN(el.offsetLeft) && !isNaN(el.offsetTop)) {
        _x += el.offsetLeft - el.scrollLeft;
        _y += el.offsetTop - el.scrollTop;
        el = el.parentNode;
    }
    return { y: _y, x: _x };
}