if(!$){$=function(eleId){return document.getElementById(eleId);}} // "$(ELEMENT_ID)" = graceful degradation from prototype dependence
function seeklink(ele){document.location.href = ele.getElementsByTagName("A")[0].href} // "seeklink(ELEMENT)" = follow the first link within the element 

var loginPanelState = 0;
var blogScrollOffset = 70;

function toggleLoginPanel(){
	if(loginPanelState==0){
		$('#header_logintab').slideDown("slow");
		//Effect.SlideDown('header_logintab',{duration:0.4,scope:'loginbtn',queue:'end'});
		document.getElementById('header_loginbut_inner').className = 'client_login_tab2';
		document.getElementById('header_loginbut_inner').innerHTML = 'Close Client Portal';
	} else {
		$('#header_logintab').slideUp("slow");
		//Effect.SlideUp('header_logintab',{duration:0.4,scope:'loginbtn',queue:'end'});	
		document.getElementById('header_loginbut_inner').className = 'client_login_tab';
		document.getElementById('header_loginbut_inner').innerHTML = 'Open Client Portal';
	}
	loginPanelState=1-loginPanelState;
}

var curNewsItem = 0;

function newsCycle(){
	curNewsItem++;
/*	if(curNewsItem==1){Effect.Fade("newsimg1");Effect.Appear("newsimg2");$("news1").className='vidcell';$("news2").className='vidcell_highlight';}
	if(curNewsItem==2){Effect.Fade("newsimg2");Effect.Appear("newsimg3");$("news2").className='vidcell';$("news3").className='vidcell_highlight';}
	if(curNewsItem==3){Effect.Fade("newsimg3");Effect.Appear("newsimg1");$("news3").className='vidcell';$("news1").className='vidcell_highlight';}
*/
	if(curNewsItem==1){$("#newsimg1").fadeOut("slow");$("#newsimg2").fadeIn("slow");document.getElementById("news1").className='vidcell';document.getElementById("news2").className='vidcell_highlight';}
	if(curNewsItem==2){$("#newsimg2").fadeOut("slow");$("#newsimg3").fadeIn("slow");document.getElementById("news2").className='vidcell';document.getElementById("news3").className='vidcell_highlight';}
	if(curNewsItem==3){$("#newsimg3").fadeOut("slow");$("#newsimg1").fadeIn("slow");document.getElementById("news3").className='vidcell';document.getElementById("news1").className='vidcell_highlight';}
	
	if(curNewsItem==3){
		curNewsItem=0;
	}
	setTimeout("newsCycle()",5000);
}

function blogScroll(){
	document.getElementById('box_barnsey_bodycontent').style.marginTop = blogScrollOffset+"px";
	blogScrollOffset=blogScrollOffset-1;
	if(blogScrollOffset<0-$('box_barnsey_bodycontent').offsetHeight){blogScrollOffset=70;}
	setTimeout("blogScroll()",100);
}