$().ready(function(){
	$('#eventsList').append('<li>loading events list...</li>');
	$.ajax({
		url: 'getEvents.cfm',
		type: 'GET',
		dataType: 'xml',
		timeout: 1000,
		error: function(){
			$('#eventsList').text("");
			$('#eventsList').append('<li>An error occured while trying to get the events. Go to <a href="http://events.rpi.edu/soe/main/showMain.rdo?setappvar=filter(chme)" title="CHME calendar" target="_blank">CHME events page</a> to get upcoming events. </li>');
		},
		success: function(xml){
			$('#eventsList').text("");
			for (var i=0;i<$(xml).children('rss').find('channel').find('item').length;i++){
				$('#eventsList').append('<li><a href="http://events.rpi.edu/soe/main/showMain.rdo?setappvar=filter(chme)" title="click to go to calendar of events" target="_blank">' + $(xml).children('rss').find('channel').find('item').eq(i).find('title').text() + '</a></li>');
			}
		}
	});
});