private List<Meeting> getItemsEarlierInTheIndex(int index, Calendar date) {
		List<Meeting> earlyItemsList = new ArrayList<Meeting>();
		Meeting m = meetingListSortedByDate.get(index);
		earlyItemsList.add(m);
		boolean isDifferentDate = false;
		while (index - 1 >= 0 && !isDifferentDate) {
			index--;
			m = meetingListSortedByDate.get(index);
			if (datesAreEqual(date, m.getDate())) {
				earlyItemsList.add(m);
			} else {
				isDifferentDate = true;
			}
		}
		return earlyItemsList;
	}