// dropdown menus - suckerfish technique

	jQuery(document).ready(function() {
	
	    jQuery('.primary-nav .item').hover(function(e) {
    			jQuery(this).addClass("hover");
    		}, function(e) {
	    		jQuery(this).removeClass("hover");
	    });    
	 
	 });


// input field clearing/resetting helper

	jQuery(document).ready(function() {
	
	    jQuery('.clear-field').each(function() {
	
	    	// cache original text
	    	this.original_value = this.value;
	    	
	    	// clearing event
	    	jQuery(this).bind("focus", function(e) {
	    		if (e.target.value == e.target.original_value) {
	    			e.target.value = "";
	    		}
	    	});
	    	
	    	// resetting event
	    	jQuery(this).bind("blur", function(e) {
	    		if (e.target.value == "") {
	    			e.target.value = e.target.original_value;
	    		}
	    	});
	    
	    });
	 
	 });
	 
 // sidebar accordians 

	jQuery(document).ready(function() {
		
		jQuery(".sidebar-nav").accordion({ header: ".button", active: false, collapsible: true, autoHeight: false });
	 
	 }); 
     
// map page slider - CodaSlider version
// from: http://www.ndoherty.biz/2009/10/coda-slider-2/       
     
	jQuery().ready(function() {
	 	jQuery('#coda-slider-1').codaSlider({ dynamicArrows: false, dynamicTabs: false, autoHeight: false });
	})