$(document).ready(function() {
			
			$("#contact_us").validationEngine()
		});


			$(document).ready(function(){
				//Examples of how to assign the ColorBox event to elements
				$("a[rel='example1']").colorbox();
				$("a[rel='mail']").colorbox();
				$("a[rel='example2']").colorbox({transition:"fade"});
				$("a[rel='example3']").colorbox({transition:"none", width:"75%", height:"75%"});
				$("a[rel='example4']").colorbox({slideshow:true});
				$(".example5").colorbox();
				$(".example6").colorbox({iframe:true, innerWidth:425, innerHeight:344});
				$(".iframe2").colorbox({width:"560px", height:"440px", iframe:true});
				$(".example7").colorbox({width:"80%", height:"80%", iframe:true});
				$(".example8").colorbox({width:"50%", inline:true, href:"#inline_example1"});
				$(".example9").colorbox({
					onOpen:function(){ alert('onOpen: colorbox is about to open'); },
					onLoad:function(){ alert('onLoad: colorbox has started to load the targeted content'); },
					onComplete:function(){ alert('onComplete: colorbox has displayed the loaded content'); },
					onCleanup:function(){ alert('onCleanup: colorbox has begun the close process'); },
					onClosed:function(){ alert('onClosed: colorbox has completely closed'); }
				});
				
				//Example of preserving a JavaScript event for inline calls.
				$("#click").click(function(){ 
					$('#click').css({"background-color":"#f00", "color":"#fff", "cursor":"inherit"}).text("Open this window again and this message will still be here.");
					return false;
				});
			});


        $(function() {
            $("#1, #2, #3").lavaLamp({
                fx: "backout", 
                speed: 700,
                click: function(event, menuItem) {
                    return true;
                }
            });
        });


function slideSwitch() {
    var $active = $('#slideshow3 IMG.active');

    if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('#slideshow3 IMG:last');
   
    var $next =  $active.next().length ? $active.next()
        : $('#slideshow3 IMG:first');

    $active.addClass('last-active');

    $next.css({opacity: 0.0})
        .addClass('active')
        .animate({opacity: 1.0}, 600, function() {
            $active.removeClass('active last-active');
        });
}

$(function() {
    setInterval( "slideSwitch()", 9000 );
});