var w;
    
    function showNews(news_url,news_title,news_width,news_height,news_iframe,news_maximizable,new_window,show_window) {
       var close_action = "close";
       var auto_scroll = true;
       
       if ( typeof new_window == 'undefined' ) {
            new_window=false;
       }
       
       if ( typeof show_window == 'undefined' ) {
            show_window=true;
            close_action = "hide";
       }

       
       if (news_iframe) {
           var ht = "<iframe id=\"GerinusNews\" style='width:100%; height:100%;' src='" + news_url + "'></iframe>";
           auto_scroll = false;
       }
       else {
           var ht = "<div style='width:100%; height:100%;'>" + news_url + "</div>";
       }
       
       ht = "<div id='gerinus_win_content'>" + ht + "</div>";
       
       if (w) {
           if (!new_window) {
               w.close();
           }
       }
       
       w = new Ext.Window({
                title: news_title,
                height: news_height,
                width: news_width,
                maximizable: news_maximizable,
                html: ht,
                autoScroll: auto_scroll,
                closeAction: close_action
           });
    
       if (show_window) {
           w.show();
       }
       
       return w;
    }