function get_rss_feed() {
	//clear the content in the div for the next feed.
	$("#feed_content").empty();
	$("#feed_content").html(' <div class="box_loading"> <img src = "images/loading-w.png"/> </div>');
	$("#feed_content").find(".box_loading").effect("pulsate",{},1000,null);
	$("#feed_content_older").hide();
 
 	var numArticles = 0;
 
	//use the JQuery get to grab the URL from the selected item, put the results in to an argument for parsing in the inline function called when the feed retrieval is complete
	$.get('proxy.php', function(d) {
 
 		$("#feed_content").empty();
 
 		$("#feed_content_older").show();
 
		//find each 'item' in the file and parse it
		$(d).find('item').each(function() {
 
 			if (numArticles++ >= 4)
				return;
 
			//name the current found item this for this particular loop run
			var $item = $(this);
			// grab the post title
			var title = $item.find('title').text();
			// grab the post's URL
			var link = $item.find('link').text();
			// next, the description
			var description = $item.find('description').text();
			//don't forget the pubdate
			var pubDate = $item.find('pubDate').text();
 
 			newsitem = score = $("#template_news_item").clone().css("display","").appendTo('#feed_content');
			newsitem.find(".news_heading").html(title);
			newsitem.find(".news_time").html(pubDate);
			newsitem.find(".news_description").html(description);
			
			//html += "<a href=\"" + link + "\" target=\"_blank\">Read More >><\/a><\/div>";
 
		});
		
		setupLinks();
		
	});
 
};