jQuery(function($){

    $("#imgWelcome").fadeTo("fast",0.9)

    $(".newsController").toggle( 
        function() {  
            showNews();   
        }, function() {
            hideNews();
    });

    //$("a").attr("href","#");

	$.supersized({
			slideshow               :   1,			// Slideshow on/off
			autoplay				:	1,			// Slideshow starts playing automatically
			slide_interval          :   6000,		// Length between transitions
			transition              :   1, 			// 0-None, 1-Fade, 2-Slide Top, 3-Slide Right, 4-Slide Bottom, 5-Slide Left, 6-Carousel Right, 7-Carousel Left
			transition_speed		:	1000,		// Speed of transition
			performance				:	1,			// 0-Normal, 1-Hybrid speed/quality, 2-Optimizes image quality, 3-Optimizes transition speed // (Only works for Firefox/IE, not Webkit)
			slide_links				:	false,	    // Individual links for each slide (Options: false, 'number', 'name', 'blank')
			thumb_links				:	0,			// Individual thumb links for each slide
			thumbnail_navigation    :   0,			// Thumbnail navigation
		slides:[// Slideshow Images
	        {image : 'images/Backgrounds/Peacock.jpg'},
	        {image : 'images/Backgrounds/Cricket.jpg'}, 
	        {image : 'images/Backgrounds/Wildlife.jpg'}, 
	        {image : 'images/Backgrounds/FoundersGarden.jpg'}, 
	        {image : 'images/Backgrounds/Flamingossnow.jpg'}, 
	        {image : 'images/Backgrounds/Leaves.jpg'} 
		]
	});
	

});

function showNews(){
	$("#NewsSliderContainer").animate({
	    "left": 0
    }, function() {
        $(".newsController").removeClass("newsOpener");
        $(".newsController").addClass("newsCloser");
    });
}

function hideNews(){
	$("#NewsSliderContainer").animate({
	    "left": -472
    }, function() {
        $(".newsController").addClass("newsOpener");
        $(".newsController").removeClass("newsCloser");
    });
}