$(document).ready(function(){
	var newsoption1 = {
	  firstname: "myNews",
	  secondname: "newsDisp",
	  thirdname:"news_display",
	  fourthname:"news_button",
	   newsspeed:'5000'
	}
	$.init_news(newsoption1);

	var myoffset=$('#myNewsBlock').offset();
	var mytop=myoffset.top-1;

	$('#myNewsBlock').css({top:mytop});

	$(".image_hover").hover(function()
	{
		$(this).fadeTo("fast", 0.5);
	},
	function()
	{
		$(this).fadeTo("slow", 1);
	})
	setHeight('content_loop');
	
	$('.fade_me').hover(function(){
		$(this).fadeTo('fast',0.8);
		},
		function(){
			$(this).fadeTo('fast',1);		
	});
	
});

function setHeight(obj1){
	var agt=navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
	var item = document.getElementById(obj1);
	var itemHeight = document.getElementById(obj1).offsetHeight;

	if (navigator.appName.indexOf('Microsoft')!=-1) {
	  	height = document.body.offsetHeight - 595;
	}else{
	 	height = window.innerHeight - 595;
	}
	//alert(itemHeight+" "+height);

	if (itemHeight < height){
		item.style.height = height+'px';
	}
}