function prepareNews() {
	$(".news").addClass("ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all");
	$(".news").each(function() {
		var curId = $(this).attr('id');
		var curTitle = $("#" + curId + " > h1").html();
		//wipe the title
		$("#" + curId + " > h1").hide();
		var article = $("#" + curId).html().replace('<h1></h1>','');
		//rebuild it into a dialog style section
		$("#" + curId).addClass("ui-news ui-widget ui-widget-content ui-corner-all");
		var contents = '<div class="ui-news-titlebar ui-widget-header ui-corner-all ui-helper-clearfix" ' +
			'unselectable="on" style="-moz-user-select:none; color:#ffffff;"><span class="ui-news-title" unselectable="on" ' +
			'style="-moz-user-select:none;">'+curTitle+'</span><a class="ui-news-titlebar-close ui-corner-all" ' +
			'href="#" role="button" unselectable="on" style="-moz-user-select:none;" id="'+curId+'-close">' +
			'<span class="ui-icon ui-icon-minusthick">toggle</span></a></div>' +
			'<div class="ui-news-content ui-widget-content" id="'+curId+'-story">' + article + '</div>';
		$("#" + curId).html(contents).show();
		$("#" + curId + "-close").hover(function(){$(this).toggleClass("ui-state-hover");},function(){$(this).toggleClass("ui-state-hover");})
			.click(function(){
				$("#" + curId + "-close > span").toggleClass("ui-icon-minusthick").toggleClass("ui-icon-plusthick");
				$("#" + curId + "-story").toggleClass("hideNews");
			});
	});
	$(".news th").addClass("ui-widget ui-widget-header ui-state-default");
}