$(function() {

	//messageflash
	$('#messageflash').hide();
	$('#messageflash').slideDown('slow').delay(10000).slideUp('slow');
	
	var $homepageflash = $('#homeflash').cycle();

	
	$(".newspic a").fancybox({
		'titlePosition': 'over',
		'autoScale': 'true',
		'cyclic': 'false',
		'showNavArrows': 'false'
	});
		
	$('#flash1').click(function() { $homepageflash.cycle(0);   });
	$('#flash2').click(function() { $homepageflash.cycle(1);   });
	$('#flash3').click(function() { $homepageflash.cycle(2);   });
	$('#flash4').click(function() { $homepageflash.cycle(3);   });
	$('#flash5').click(function() { $homepageflash.cycle(4);   });
	
	//open links in a new window
	$('a[href^="http://"]').attr({
	    target: "_blank", 
	    title: "Opens in a new window"
	});

});