var $$=jQuery.noConflict();

$$(document).ready(function() {

     $$('#slideshow').cycle({
        fx: 'fade',
        speed: 5000,
        random: 1
    
    });
    
    $$('#slideshow2').cycle({
        fx: 'scrollLeft',
        speed: 5000,
        random: 1
    
    });

      $$(function() {
        var zIndexNumber=1000;
        $$('div').each(function(){
            $$(this).css('zIndex', zIndexNumber);
            zIndexNumber-=10;
        });
    });
    

    $$('.blank').attr('target','_blank');
    $$('.post a').attr('target','_blank');

    $$("input:text, textarea").each(function() 
    { 
        this.defaultText = this.value; 
        $$(this).focus(function() 
        { 
            if (this.value == this.defaultText) this.value = "";
        })
        $$(this).blur(function() 
        { 
            if (this.value == "" && this.defaultText) this.value = this.defaultText; 
        });    
    });



});