diff --git a/main/css/base.css b/main/css/base.css
index 58e47bb6ba..bef95d66e6 100644
--- a/main/css/base.css
+++ b/main/css/base.css
@@ -3513,16 +3513,6 @@ div.admin_section h4 {
     padding:5px;
 }
 
-
-#container-slider {
-    margin: 0 auto;
-    min-height: 310px;
-    padding: 15px 0 0 6%;
-    width: 560px;
-    z-index: 0;
-}
-
-
 .userportal-order-courses-link {
     background-color: #F9F9F9;
     border-radius: 10px 10px 10px 10px;
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/javascript/bxslider/bx_styles/bx_styles.css b/main/inc/lib/javascript/bxslider/bx_styles/bx_styles.css
index 8abe6b625a..67ad01d190 100755
--- a/main/inc/lib/javascript/bxslider/bx_styles/bx_styles.css
+++ b/main/inc/lib/javascript/bxslider/bx_styles/bx_styles.css
@@ -1,107 +1,127 @@
-/* @override http://localhost/bxslider_v3_plugin/css/styles.css */
-
-/*
- * To change the color scheme of slider change each 
- * background property for each of the five styles below
- */
+samp, small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li{
+    border: 0 none;
+    font-family: inherit;
+    font-size: 100%;
+    font-style: inherit;
+    font-weight: inherit;
+    margin: 0;
+    outline: 0 none;
+    padding: 0;
+    vertical-align: baseline;
+}
+#bx-wrapper {
+    text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
+}
 
-/*next button*/
+#container-slider {
+    margin: 15px auto;
+    min-height: 310px;
+    padding: 0 0 0 6%;
+    width: 560px;
+    z-index: 0;
+}
 .bx-next {
-	position:absolute;
-	top:40%;
-	right:-50px;
-	z-index:999;
-	width: 30px;
-	height: 30px;
-	text-indent: -999999px;
-	background: url(gray_next.png) no-repeat 0 -30px;
+    background: url("gray_next.png") no-repeat scroll 0 -30px transparent;
+    height: 30px;
+    position: absolute;
+    right: -50px;
+    text-indent: -999999px;
+    top: 40%;
+    width: 30px;
+    z-index: 999;
 }
-
-/*previous button*/
 .bx-prev {
-	position:absolute;
-	top:40%;
-	left:-50px;
-	z-index:999;
-	width: 30px;
-	height: 30px;
-	text-indent: -999999px;
-	background: url(gray_prev.png) no-repeat 0 -30px;
+    background: url("gray_prev.png") no-repeat scroll 0 -30px transparent;
+    height: 30px;
+    left: -50px;
+    position: absolute;
+    text-indent: -999999px;
+    top: 40%;
+    width: 30px;
+    z-index: 999;
 }
-
-/*pager links*/
 .bx-pager a {
-	margin-right: 5px;
-	color: #fff;
-	padding: 3px 8px 3px 6px;
-	font-size: 12px;
-	zoom:1;
-	background: url(gray_pager.png) no-repeat 0 -20px;
+    background: url("gray_pager.png") no-repeat scroll 0 -20px transparent;
+    color: #FFFFFF;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    margin-right: 5px;
+    padding: 3px 8px 3px 6px;
+    text-decoration: none;
 }
-
-/*auto start button*/
 .bx-auto .start {
-	background: url(gray_auto.png) no-repeat 0 2px;
-	padding-left: 13px;
+    background: url("gray_auto.png") no-repeat scroll 0 2px transparent;
+    padding-left: 13px;
 }
-
-/*auto stop button*/
 .bx-auto .stop {
-	background: url(gray_auto.png) no-repeat 0 -14px;
-	padding-left: 13px;
+    background: url("gray_auto.png") no-repeat scroll 0 -14px transparent;
+    padding-left: 13px;
 }
-
-/*
- * End color scheme styles
- */
-
-
-/*next/prev button hover state*/
-.bx-next:hover,
-.bx-prev:hover {
-	background-position: 0 0;
+.bx-next:hover, .bx-prev:hover {
+    background-position: 0 0;
 }
-
-/*pager links hover and active states*/
-.bx-pager .pager-active,
-.bx-pager a:hover {
-	background-position: 0 0;
+.bx-pager .pager-active, .bx-pager a:hover {
+    background-position: 0 0;
+    text-decoration: none;
 }
-
-/*pager wrapper*/
 .bx-pager {
-	text-align:center;
-	padding-top: 7px;
-	font-size:12px;
-	color:#666;
+    color: #666666;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    padding-top: 7px;
+    text-align: center;
 }
-
-/*captions*/
 .bx-captions {
-	text-align:center;
-	font-size: 12px;
-	padding: 7px 0;
-	color: #666;
+    color: #666666;
+    font-size: 12px;
+    padding: 7px 0;
+    text-align: center;
 }
-
-/*auto controls*/
 .bx-auto {
-	text-align: center;
-	padding-top: 15px;
+    padding-top: 15px;
+    text-align: center;
 }
-
 .bx-auto a {
-	color: #666;
-	font-size: 12px;
+    color: #666666;
+    font-size: 12px;
+}
+#slider {
+    line-height: 120%;
+}
+#slider h1 {
+    font-size: 1.6em;
+    line-height: 150%;
+}
+#slider li p {
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+}
+#slider .strng {
+    font-weight: 600;
+}
+#slider .signatured {
+    color: #3183B1;
+    font-size: 1.3em;
+    line-height: 200%;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+#slider strong {
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+}
+#slider li a {
+    color: #3183B1;
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+.bx-colored {
+    color: #3183B1;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+#slider .notice {
+    color: #3183B1;
+    font-size: 1em;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+#slider .laucherlink {
+    color: #3183B1;
+    cursor: pointer;
+    font-size: 1.1em;
+    text-decoration: none;
 }
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/system_announcements.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/system_announcements.lib.php
index a1b932e785..77346a2c7d 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/system_announcements.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/system_announcements.lib.php
@@ -106,19 +106,19 @@ class SystemAnnouncementManager {
 		$user_selected_language = api_get_interface_language();
 		$start	= intval($start);				
 
-    $tbl_announcement_group = Database :: get_main_table(TABLE_MAIN_SYSTEM_ANNOUNCEMENTS_GROUPS);
-    $temp_user_groups = GroupPortalManager::get_groups_by_user(api_get_user_id(),0);
-    $groups =array();
-    foreach ($temp_user_groups as $user_group) {
-      $groups = array_merge($groups, array($user_group['id']));
-      $groups = array_merge($groups, GroupPortalManager::get_parent_groups($user_group['id']));
-    }
-    //checks if tables exists to not break platform not updated
-    $ann_group_db_ok =false;
-    if( Database::num_rows(Database::query("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'announcement_rel_group'")) > 0)
-       $ann_group_db_ok =true;
-    $groups_string = '('.implode($groups,',').')';
-
+	    $tbl_announcement_group = Database :: get_main_table(TABLE_MAIN_SYSTEM_ANNOUNCEMENTS_GROUPS);
+	    $temp_user_groups = GroupPortalManager::get_groups_by_user(api_get_user_id(),0);
+	    $groups =array();
+	    foreach ($temp_user_groups as $user_group) {
+	      $groups = array_merge($groups, array($user_group['id']));
+	      $groups = array_merge($groups, GroupPortalManager::get_parent_groups($user_group['id']));
+	    }
+	    //checks if tables exists to not break platform not updated
+	    $ann_group_db_ok =false;
+	    if( Database::num_rows(Database::query("SHOW TABLES LIKE 'announcement_rel_group'")) > 0)
+	       $ann_group_db_ok =true;
+	    $groups_string = '('.implode($groups,',').')';
+	
 		$db_table = Database :: get_main_table(TABLE_MAIN_SYSTEM_ANNOUNCEMENTS);
 		$now  = api_get_utc_datetime();
 		
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ class SystemAnnouncementManager {
 				$sql .= " AND visible_teacher = 1 ";
 				break;
 		}
-    if (count($groups) > 0 and $ann_group_db_ok ) {
-      $sql .= " OR id IN (SELECT announcement_id FROM $tbl_announcement_group "
-        ." WHERE group_id in $groups_string) ";
-    }
+	    if (count($groups) > 0 and $ann_group_db_ok ) {
+	      $sql .= " OR id IN (SELECT announcement_id FROM $tbl_announcement_group "
+	        ." WHERE group_id in $groups_string) ";
+	    }
 		
 		global $_configuration;
 		$current_access_url_id = 1;
@@ -154,45 +154,46 @@ class SystemAnnouncementManager {
 			$sql .= " ORDER BY date_start DESC LIMIT ".($start+1).",20";
 		}
 		$announcements = Database::query($sql);
-
+		$content = '';
 		if (Database::num_rows($announcements) > 0) {
 			$query_string = ereg_replace('announcement=[1-9]+', '', $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING']);
 			$query_string = ereg_replace('&$', '', $query_string);
 			$url = api_get_self();
-			echo '<div class="system_announcements">';
-			echo '<h3>'.get_lang('SystemAnnouncements').'</h3>';
-			echo '<table align="center">';
-				echo '<tr>';
-					echo '<td>';
-						SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_arrow($user_id);
-					echo '</td>';
-				echo '</tr>';
-			echo '</table>';
-			echo '<table align="center" border="0" width="900px">';			
+			$content .= '<div class="system_announcements">';
+			$content .= '<h3>'.get_lang('SystemAnnouncements').'</h3>';
+			$content .= '<table align="center">';
+				$content .= '<tr>';
+					$content .= '<td>';
+						$content .= SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_arrow($user_id);
+					$content .= '</td>';
+				$content .= '</tr>';
+			$content .= '</table>';
+			$content .= '<table align="center" border="0" width="900px">';			
 			while ($announcement = Database::fetch_object($announcements)) {
 				$display_date = api_convert_and_format_date($announcement->display_date, DATE_FORMAT_LONG);
-				echo '<tr><td>';
-				echo '<a name="'.$announcement->id.'"></a>
+				$content .= '<tr><td>';
+				$content .= '<a name="'.$announcement->id.'"></a>
 						<div class="system_announcement">
-						<div class="system_announcement_title">'.$announcement->title.'</div><div class="system_announcement_date">'.$display_date.'</div>
+						<h2>'.$announcement->title.'</h2><div class="system_announcement_date">'.$display_date.'</div>
 						<br />
 					  	<div class="system_announcement_content">'
 					  			.$announcement->content.'
 						</div>
 					  </div><br />';
-				echo '</tr></td>';
+				$content .= '</tr></td>';
 			}
-			echo '</table>';
+			$content .= '</table>';
 			
-			echo '<table align="center">';
-				echo '<tr>';
-					echo '<td>';
-						SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_arrow($user_id);
-					echo '</td>';
-				echo '</tr>';
-			echo '</table>';
-			echo '</div>';
-		}
+			$content .= '<table align="center">';
+				$content .= '<tr>';
+					$content .= '<td>';
+						$content .= SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_arrow($user_id);
+					$content .= '</td>';
+				$content .= '</tr>';
+			$content .= '</table>';
+			$content .= '</div>';
+		}
+		return $content;
 	}
 
 	public static function display_arrow($user_id) {
@@ -200,17 +201,18 @@ class SystemAnnouncementManager {
 		$nb_announcement = SystemAnnouncementManager :: count_nb_announcement($start,$user_id);
 		$next = ((int)$_GET['start']+19);
 		$prev = ((int)$_GET['start']-19);
-
+		$content = '';
 		if(!isset($_GET['start']) || $_GET['start'] == 0) {
 			if($nb_announcement > 20) {
-				echo '<a href="news_list.php?start='.$next.'">'.get_lang('NextBis').' >> </a>';
+				$content .= '<a href="news_list.php?start='.$next.'">'.get_lang('NextBis').' >> </a>';
 			}
 		} else {
 			echo '<a href="news_list.php?start='.$prev.'"> << '.get_lang('Prev').'</a>';
 			if ($nb_announcement > 20) {
-				echo '<a href="news_list.php?start='.$next.'">'.get_lang('NextBis').' >> </a>';
+				$content .= '<a href="news_list.php?start='.$next.'">'.get_lang('NextBis').' >> </a>';
 			}
 		}
+		return $content;
 	}
 
 	public static function count_nb_announcement($start = 0, $user_id = '') {
diff --git a/main/inc/lib/userportal.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/userportal.lib.php
index 117ba33a29..3ef8b1f651 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/userportal.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/userportal.lib.php
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ class IndexManager {
 			if ($show_slide) {
 				$announcements = SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_announcements_slider($visibility, $announcement);
 			} else {
-				$announcements = SystemAnnouncementManager :: get_all_announcements($visibility, $announcement);
+				$announcements = SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_all_announcements($visibility, $announcement);
 			}
 		} else {
 			if ($show_slide) {
 				$announcements = SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_announcements_slider(VISIBLE_GUEST, $announcement);
 			} else {
-				$announcements = SystemAnnouncementManager :: get_all_announcements(VISIBLE_GUEST, $announcement);
+				$announcements = SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_all_announcements(VISIBLE_GUEST, $announcement);
 			}
 		}
 		return $announcements;
diff --git a/news_list.php b/news_list.php
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
index b136727adf..11311bbb07
--- a/news_list.php
+++ b/news_list.php
@@ -31,12 +31,5 @@ if (api_is_platform_admin()) {
 }
 
 $start = isset($_GET['start']) ? (int)$_GET['start'] : $start = 0;
-/*
-if (isset($_user['user_id'])) {
-	$visibility = api_is_allowed_to_create_course() ? VISIBLE_TEACHER : VISIBLE_STUDENT;
-	SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_all_announcements($visibility, $announcement, $start, $_user['user_id']);
-} else {
-	SystemAnnouncementManager :: display_all_announcements(VISIBLE_GUEST, $announcement, $start);
-}*/
 SystemAnnouncementManager ::display_announcements_slider($visibility);
 Display::display_footer();
\ No newline at end of file