function slideSwitch() {
	var $active = $('.news-slide.active');
	var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next() : $('.news-slide:first');
	/* uncomment the 3 lines below to pull the images in random order
	var $sibs  = $active.siblings();
	var rndNum = Math.floor(Math.random() * $sibs.length);
	var $next  = $( $sibs[ rndNum ] );*/
	$active.fadeOut();
	$next.fadeOut()
		.addClass('active')
		.fadeIn('slow', function() {
			$active.removeClass('active last-active');
		});
}

$(document).ready(function () {	
	/*$('#n1').css({ 'left': '0', 'top': '0' });
	$('#n2').css({ 'left': '-260px', 'top': '0' });
	$('#n3').css({ 'left': '-520px', 'top': '0' });
	
	var current = 1;
	var next = 2;
	
	$(".news-slide").each(function(index,el) { 
		$('#n' + current).delay(3000).animate({ 'top': '-50px', 'opacity': '0'}, 'slow', function() { $('#n' + next).animate({ 'left': '0', 'opacity': '1'}, 'fast'); alert(current); alert(next); });
	});*/
	var timer = 3500;
	
	$('#news-event .blog').hover(
		function () {
			clearInterval(sliderIntervalID);
		}, 
		function () {
			sliderIntervalID = setInterval("slideSwitch()", timer);
		}
	);
	$('.news-slide:first').css('display', 'block');
	sliderIntervalID = setInterval("slideSwitch()", timer);
});

$(function() {
	$('#news-letter input[type="text"]').focus(function() { 
		var svar = $(this).val();
		var xvar = $(this).attr('title');
		if(svar == xvar){
			$(this).val('');
		}
	});
	
	$('#news-letter input[type="text"]').blur(function() { 
		var svar = $(this).val();
		var xvar = $(this).attr('title');
		if(svar == ''){
			$(this).val(xvar);
		}
	});
	
	$('ul.dropdown li').hover(
		function () {
		$(this).css('background-position', '0 -36px');
		$('ul:first', this).show();
	}, 
		function () {
		$(this).css('background-position', '0 0');
		$('ul:first', this).hide();
	});
	
	$('.sub_menu li').hover(
		function () {
		$(this).css('background-color', '#f5d707');
	}, 
		function () {
		$(this).css('background-color', '#f8f8f8');
	});
	
	$('ul.st-nav > li').hover(
		function () {
		$(this).css('background-position', '0 -33px');
		$(this).find('.ss-nav').show();
	}, 
		function () {
		$(this).css('background-position', '0 0');
		$(this).find('.ss-nav').hide();
	});
	
	$('ul.ss-nav > li').hover(
		function () {
		$(this).css('background-position', '0 -27px');
	}, 
		function () {
		$(this).css('background-position', '0 0');
	});

	/*$('#contact-us').toggle(
	  function () {
		$('#contact-us_box').show();
	  }, 
	  function () {
		$('#contact-us_box').hide();
	  });*/
	  
	$('#slide-toggle .s-country').click(function() {
		if(!$(this).hasClass('active')) {
			$('#slide-toggle .s-country').css({ 'color' : '#fff' }).removeClass('active');
			$('#slide-toggle .content').slideUp();
			$(this).css({ 'color' : '#eed318' });
			$(this).addClass('active');
			$(this).next('.content').slideDown();
		}
		else{
			$(this).css({ 'color' : '#fff' }).removeClass('active');
			$(this).next('.content').slideUp();
		}
	});
	
	$('#form-submit').click(function(){
		$('.validate-error').empty();
		if($('#first-name').val() == '') {
			$('#lbl_first-name').append('<span class="validate-error">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**First name is required</span>');
		}
		if($('#last-name').val() == '') {
			$('#lbl_last-name').append('<span class="validate-error">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**Last name is required</span>');
		}
		if($('#email').val() == '') {
			$('#lbl_email').append('<span class="validate-error">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;**E-mail is required</span>');
		}
	});
	
	$('#select-location, #location-list').hover(
		function () {
			$('#location-list').show();
		},
		function () {
			$('#location-list').hide();
		}
	);
});