// replace welcome text with sifr
sIFR.replace(hnThin, {
	selector: '#welcome p',tuneHeight: 1, wmode: 'transparent',
	css: '.sIFR-root { color:#FFFFFF;letter-spacing:1}'
});

var nt = null;

$(function(){

	// flash files
	swfobject.embedSWF("/assets/flash/homepage.swf", "home-portfolio", "554", "369", "9.0.0","",{},{wmode:"transparent"});
	swfobject.embedSWF("/assets/flash/tenwords.swf", "tenwords", "320", "200", "9.0.0","",{},{wmode:"transparent"});


	// handle display of news
	$("#home-news-content").data("open",false);

	nt = setTimeout("showNews()",5000);

	$("#home-news-nav").hover(
		function(){$(this).addClass("over")},
		function(){$(this).removeClass("over")}
	).click(function(){

		clearTimeout(nt);

		if($("#home-news-content").data("open")) {
			$(this).hide();
			$("#home-news-content").hide("slide", { direction: "left" }, 500,function(){
				$("#home-news-nav").removeClass("open").show();
			}).data("open",false);
		} else {
			$(this).hide();
			$("#home-news-content").show("slide", { direction: "left" }, 500,function(){
				$("#home-news-nav").addClass("open").show();
			}).data("open",true);
		}
	})

})

// function to show/hide news on the initial timer
function showNews() {
	$("#home-news-nav").hide();
	$("#home-news-content").show("slide", { direction: "left" }, 500,function(){
		$("#home-news-nav").addClass("open").show();
		nt = setTimeout("hideNews()",8000);
	}).data("open",true);
}

function hideNews() {
	$("#home-news-nav").hide();
	$("#home-news-content").hide("slide", { direction: "left" }, 500,function(){
		$("#home-news-nav").removeClass("open").show();
	}).data("open",false);
}