////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Image Cycle

$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.slideshow').cycle({
		fx: 'fade',
		speed:  2500,
		timeout:  2000
	});
});


// Validate Form   
$(document).ready(function(){
	$("#commentForm").validate();
});


// Slicker Show and Hide, by Karl Swedberg

$(document).ready(function() {
  
       // hides the slickbox as soon as the DOM is ready
 
       // (a little sooner than page load)
  
        $('#slickbox').hide();
  
       // shows the slickbox on clicking the noted link  
  
        $('a#slick-show').click(function() {
  
          $('#slickbox').show('slow');
  
          return false;
  
        });
  
       // hides the slickbox on clicking the noted link  
  
        $('a#slick-hide').click(function() {
  
          $('#slickbox').hide('slow');
  
          return false;
  
        });
 
       
 
       // toggles the slickbox on clicking the noted link  
  
        $('a#slick-toggle').click(function() {
  
          $('#slickbox').slideToggle('slow');
 
          return false;
 
        });
  
      });