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HTML
<div id="xxx">PRUEBA</div>
CSS
#xxx {
position:absolute;
top: 0;
right:40px;
background-color: #EEE;
width: 100px;
}
JavaScript
//TRY THIS IN FIREBUG CONSOLE: REMEMBER: "IN GOOGLE CHROME!!"
$('#xxx').animate({'right': '50%'}, 5000);