function displayRss(request)
{
	var channel = request.responseText.parseJSON();
	
	if (channel.items.each)
	{
	    var counter = 1;
	    
		channel.items.each( 
		    function(item) 
		    {
		        if (counter < 4) 
		        {
			        $('news_inner').innerHTML += 
			              "<h3>" + item.title.stripTags() + "</h3>"
			            + "<p>" + item.description.stripTags() + " <a href='" + item.link.stripTags() + "'>more...</a></p>";
		            counter++;
		        }
		    }
		);
	}
	
	$('news_inner').innerHTML += "<h4>Read more news in the <a href='http://www.verysimple.com/blog/'>developer blog</a>...</h4>";

    $('news_loader').style.display='none';
	//Effect.Fade('news_loader');
	//Effect.BlindDown('news_inner');
	Effect.Appear('news_inner');
}

function rssFail()
{
	$('news_inner').innerHTML = "<p class='warning'>Unable to Load News</p>";
	$('news_inner').innerHTML += "<h4>Read more news in the <a href='http://www.verysimple.com/blog/'>developer blog</a>...</h4>";

    $('news_loader').style.display='none';
	//Effect.Fade('news_loader');
	Effect.BlindDown('news_inner');
}


function loadNews()
{
	//$('news_loader').innerHTML += "Loading...";

	var url = 'rss_json.php';
	var pars = 'feed=verysimple&rnd=' + Math.random();

	var myAjax = new Ajax.Request( 
		url, 
		{ 
			method: 'get', 
			parameters: pars, 
			onComplete: displayRss,
			onFail: rssFail,
			asynchronous: true
		}
	); 

}