$(document).ready(function() {
	$("#popover").css({ display: "block" });
	newsY	= $("#popover .middle .articles").height();
	$("#popover").css({ display: "none" });
	$("#popover .middle .articles").css({ height: newsY > 500 ? 500 : newsY });
	$("#dither").css({ height: $(document).height() });
});

function fade_in(which) {
	$("#dither").css({ display: "block", opacity: 0 }).fadeTo(300, 0.8);
	$(which).addClass("active").css({ display: "block" });
	$("#popover").fadeIn(300);
}

function fade_out(which) {
	$("#dither").fadeOut(300);
	$("#popover").fadeOut(300, function() {
		$(which).removeClass("active").css({ display: "none" });
	});
}