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// = BLANK INPUT TEXT DEFAULT =
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function clearText(thefield){
	if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)
	thefield.value = ""
}
function theRotator() {
	//Set the opacity of all images to 0
	$('ul#banner li').hide();
	
	//Get the first image and display it (gets set to full opacity)
	$('ul#banner li:first').show();
		
	//Call the rotator function to run the slideshow, 6000 = change to next image after 6 seconds
	setInterval('rotate()',4000);
}
function rotate() {	
	//Get the first image
	var current = ($('ul#banner li.show')?  $('ul#banner li.show') : $('ul#banner li:first'));

	//Get next image, when it reaches the end, rotate it back to the first image
	var next = ((current.next().length) ? ((current.next().hasClass('show')) ? $('ul#banner li:first') :current.next()) : $('ul#banner li:first'));	
	
	//Set the fade in effect for the next image, the show class has higher z-index
	next.fadeOut()
	.addClass('show')
	.fadeIn();

	//Hide the current image
	current.fadeOut()
	.removeClass('show');	
};


$(document).ready(function() {
	theRotator();
	$('.alert').click(function() {
	  alert('Thanks for your interest. This site is still in development.');
	});
});