$(document).ready(function(){
    
  
  // provides the fade for the navigation
  var originalBG = "#fff"; 
  var fadeBGColor = "#b5e1f2"; 

  $(".animate").hover( 
  	function() { 
  		$(this)
  			.animate({backgroundColor:fadeBGColor}, 250)
  		}, 
  	function(){  
  	  $(this)
			.animate({backgroundColor:originalBG},250)
  		}
  	);
  
  
  // lets us use placeholder in forms
  $('#newsletter_form').html5form();
  
  // hero slideshow on the homepage
  $('#hero_slideshow').cycle  ({ 
        timeout:6000,
        delay:  500, 
        speed:  1500
    });
    
  // fancybox lightbox calls
  $("#homepage_video").fancybox({
          'width'       : 480,
          'height'      : 270,
  				'padding'			: 0,
  				'autoScale'			: false,
  				'transitionIn'		: 'none',
  				'transitionOut'		: 'none',
  				'type'				: 'iframe',
  				'scrolling' : 'no'
  			});

  // fancybox on dig_deeper calls
  $("a.video").fancybox({
          'width'       : 480,
          'height'      : 270,
  				'padding'			: 0,
  				'autoScale'			: false,
  				'transitionIn'		: 'none',
  				'transitionOut'		: 'none',
  				'type'				: 'iframe',
  				'scrolling' : 'no'
  			});
  
  
});