var current_news_item = 0;
var NewsItems = new Array();

window.addEvent('domready', function() {
	var myMenu = new MenuMatic({  });
	
	if ($('ticker_items')) {
		start_news_ticker();
	}
});

function switch_subsection(target) {
	myAccordion.display(target);
}

function mediabox_closer() {
	alert(parent.Mediabox.close());
}

function mediabox_next() {
	parent.Mediabox.next();
}

function start_news_ticker() {
	if ( $('ticker_items') ) {
		$('ticker_items').getElements('li').each( function( elem ) {
			NewsItems.push(elem.innerHTML);
		});
		
		refresh_news_ticker();
		setInterval ( "refresh_news_ticker()", 3500 );
	}
}

function refresh_news_ticker() {
	
	$('ticker_display').fade('out');
	setTimeout('change_ticker_content()', 500);	
	
	if (current_news_item < (NewsItems.length - 1)) {
		current_news_item++;
	}
	else {
		current_news_item = 0;
	}
}

function change_ticker_content() {
	$('ticker_display').innerHTML = NewsItems[current_news_item];
	$('ticker_display').fade('in');
}

function ezine_signup_validate_bak() {	
	if ($('ezine_email').value && $('ezine_email').value != 'E-Mail Address') {
		document.connections_signup_module.submit();
	}
	else {
		alert('Please enter a valid e-mail address');
	}
}
function ezine_signup_validate() {	
	if (!$('ezine_email').value || ($('ezine_email').value == 'E-Mail Address')) {
		alert('Please enter a valid e-mail address');
	}
	if (!$('ezine_name').value || ($('ezine_name').value == 'Name')) {
		alert('Please enter your name');
	}
	else {
		document.connections_signup_module.submit();		
	}
}