var DAYS = [ "Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday" ];
var MONTHS = [ "January", "February", "March", "April", "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November", "December" ];

 function pad(val) {
	return (val < 10 ? '0' : '') + val;
 }

 function postNews(date, domObj) {
    var listAnnouncements = function(root, parentObj) {
	    var entries = root.feed.entry || [];
	    var list = $('<ul>').hide();
	    var regex = new RegExp("^.*, announcement: ", "g");

	    var entry;
	    var content
	    var data;
	    var item;

	    var i = entries.length;

	    while (i) {
		    entry = entries[--i];
		    content = entry.content.$t.replace(regex, '');
		    item = $('<li>').html(content);
		    list.append(item);
	    }

	    if (entries.length == 0) {
		list.append($('<li>No announcements were posted.</li>'));
	    }
	    parentObj.append(list);
	    parentObj.children(':last').slideDown();
    };

    $.ajax({
	    url:"https://spreadsheets.google.com/feeds/list/0AlXBO01WzadSdFl2NDltdDVjSXRuWlVmdV96eXBjN2c/1/public/basic",
	    dataType: 'jsonp',
	    data : {
		    alt : "json",
		    sq : "dateofannouncement==" + date,
		    orderby : "timestamp",
		    reverse : true
	    },
	    cache : false,
	    crossDomain: true,
	    success : function(data) {
		listAnnouncements(data, domObj);
	    }
    });
 }