$(document).ready(function() {
	// === HOMEPAGE TOP BANNER ===
    $('#slide_block').cycle({
		fx:     'fade', // fade, scrollUp, shuffle, etc...
	    timeout: 4000,
	    next:   '#next_slide', 
    	prev:   '#prev_slide'
	});
	
	
});

// === SITE ALERTS ===
$(document).ready(setFade);
function setFade(){
	if ($('.alert-block').css('display') == "block"){
		setTimeout('$(".alert-block").fadeOut(1000);',3000);
		//setTimeout('$(".alert-block").slideUp();',3000);
	}
}

function MM_goToURL() {
	var i, args=MM_goToURL.arguments; document.MM_returnValue = false;
	for (i=0; i<(args.length-1); i+=2){
		eval(args[i]+".location='"+args[i+1]+"'");
	}
}

function addslashes(str) {
	str=str.replace(/\\/g,'\\\\');
	str=str.replace(/\'/g,'\\\'');
	str=str.replace(/\"/g,'\\"');
	str=str.replace(/\0/g,'\\0');
	return str;
}