$(document).ready(function(){
   //home header rotation script
   if ($(".home #hdrImg #container").length > 0)
   {
      $.fn.cycle.defaults.speed   = 750;
      $.fn.cycle.defaults.timeout = 7500;

      $('#container .items').cycle({
          fx: 'fade'
         //,timeout: 7500
         //,delay:  1000
         ,pager: "#container .navi"
         ,sync: 1
         //,pause: 1
         //,pauseOnPagerHover: 1
         ,cleartype: true
         ,cleartypeNoBg: true     
      });
      //append a pause/resume function to the navigation
      $("#container .navi").append("<a id='cycle_toggle' class='pause' href='javascript:void(0);'>Pause Rotation</a>");
      $("#cycle_toggle").bind("click",function(){
         var button_txt = $(this).text();
         switch(button_txt.toLowerCase())
         {
            case "pause rotation":
               $(this).text("Resume Rotation");
               $(this).addClass("resume").removeClass("pause");
               $('#container .items').cycle('pause');
            break;
            case "resume rotation":
               $(this).text("Pause Rotation");
               $(this).addClass("pause").removeClass("resume");
               $('#container .items').cycle('resume');
            break;
         }
      });
   }//end if
   
    //home header rotation script
   if ($(".home #column2 .homeContent").length > 0)
   {
      $.ajax({
         url: 'ajax/home_ticker.php',
         success: function(data) {
            $('.home #column2 .homeContent').html(data);
         }
      });
   }
});