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+from django.views.generic.list_detail import object_list
+from sflc.apps.news.models import ExternalArticle
+from sflc.apps.events.models import Event
+from datetime import datetime
+
+def custom_index(request, queryset, *args, **kwargs):
+    """News index.  Calls a generic list view, but passes additional
+    context including past and future events, and an index of news by
+    year.
+    """
+
+    articles = None
+    #if not request.GET.has_key("page"):
+    #    articles = ExternalArticle.public.all().order_by("-date")[:10]
+
+    if (not kwargs.has_key('allow_future')) or not kwargs['allow_future']:
+        queryset = queryset.filter(**{'%s__lte' % kwargs['date_field']:
+                                      datetime.now()})
+
+    future_events = Event.future.all().filter(date_tentative=False).order_by("date")
+    past_events = Event.past.all().order_by("-date")[:6]
+
+    date_list = queryset.dates(kwargs['date_field'], 'year')
+
+    kwargs = dict(kwargs, extra_context={'articles': articles,
+                                         'date_list': date_list,
+                                         'future_events': future_events,
+                                         'past_events': past_events})
+    del kwargs['date_field']
+
+    return object_list(request, queryset, *args, **kwargs)
+
+#    num_navigation = 3 # in each direction
+#    page_navigation = range(max((page - num_navigation), 1),
+#                            min((page + num_navigation), page_count) + 1)