function hideNews(){
         var divList = document.getElementsByTagName('div');
         for (var i=0; i<divList.length; i++){
              hideonly = divList[i].id.split ('_');
                     if (hideonly[0]=='news'){
                     divList[i].style.display="none";
                     }
              }
         }
function ShowNews( div_id ){
         hideNews();
if ( document.getElementById( div_id ).style.display=="block" )
    document.getElementById( div_id ).style.display="none";
        else
    document.getElementById( div_id ).style.display="block";
}

function showupdates(type) {
var n = types.length;
for (i = 0; i < n; i++){
document.getElementById(types[i]).style.display = 'none';
}
document.getElementById(type).style.display = 'inline';
}

function hideVotes(){
         var divList = document.getElementsByTagName('div');
         for (var i=0; i<divList.length; i++){
              hideonly = divList[i].id.split ('_');
                     if (hideonly[0]=='votes'){
                     divList[i].style.display="none";
                     }
              }
         }
function ShowVotes( div_id ){
         hideVotes();
if ( document.getElementById( div_id ).style.display=="block" )
    document.getElementById( div_id ).style.display="none";
        else
    document.getElementById( div_id ).style.display="block";
}

function visibl(id) {
   var e = document.getElementById(id);
   if(e.style.display == 'block')
      e.style.display = 'none';
   else
      e.style.display = 'block';
}