// JavaScript Document

//initialize modal on highlights
$(function() { 
    $(".highlight a[rel]").overlay({
		expose: { 
			color: '#001D3A', 
			loadSpeed: 200, 
			opacity: 0.7 
		},
		effect: 'apple'
	}); 

    $("a.popup[rel]").overlay({
		expose: { 
			color: '#001D3A', 
			loadSpeed: 200, 
			opacity: 0.7 
		},
		effect: 'apple'
	}); 

	$('div#visual').cycle();
	$('#visual #images').cycle();
	$('.slideshow .images').cycle();
	$(".news-carousel .items").cycle({ 
		fx:     "fade", 
		speed:  "1000", 
		timeout: 7000, 
		pause:   1,
		pager:  ".news-carousel .nav .carousel-pager"
	});

});

function hideObj(obj){
	$(obj).slideUp();
}

function showObj(obj){
	$(obj).slideDown();
}