function search_site()
{
	var input = $('#search-text')[0].value;
	if( input == 'Search...' ) {
		$('#search-text')[0].value = '';
	}
	var search_for = jQuery.trim($('#search-text')[0].value);
	if( search_for != '') {
		// alert('search_site: '+search_for);
		document.searchform.submit();
	}
	
}


function search_clear()
{
	var input = $('#search-text')[0].value;
	input = jQuery.trim(input);
	
	if( input == '' ) {
		$('#search-text')[0].value = 'Search...';
	}
}

function setupNewsPanels(count) {
	// alert(count);
	var MORE_HEIGHT = 155;
	var numElements = count + 1;
	for( i = 1; i < numElements; i++) {
		var elmId = '#news-exp-' + i;
		var elm = $(elmId);
		var elmHeight = elm.height();
		// alert(elmId + ': ' + elmHeight);
		if( elmHeight > MORE_HEIGHT ) {
			var linkId = '#news-more-' + i;
			var linkElm = $(linkId);
			linkElm.show();
		}
	}
}

function newsPanelFull(aid) {
	var fullId = '#news-elm-' + aid;
	var fullId2 = '#news-content-' + aid;
	// alert(aid);
	var closeId = '#news-elm-' + 1;
	var closeId2 = '#news-content-' + 1;
	if( aid == 1 ) {
		closeId = '#news-elm-' + 2;
		closeId2 = '#news-content-' + 2;
	}
	
	$(fullId).animate({height: '478px'}, 1000);
	$(fullId2).animate({height: '445px'}, 1000);
	// $(closeId).animate({height: '0'}, 1000);
	// $(closeId2).animate({height: '0'}, 1000);
	$(closeId).slideUp(1000);
	
	var moreLinkId = '#news-more-' + aid;
	var closeLinkId = '#news-close-' + aid;
	$(moreLinkId).hide();
	$(closeLinkId).show();
}

function newsPanelReset(aid) {
	var resetId = '#news-elm-' + aid;
	var resetId2 = '#news-content-' + aid;
	// alert(aid);
	var restoreId = '#news-elm-' + 1;
	var restoreId2 = '#news-content-' + 1;
	if( aid == 1 ) {
		restoreId = '#news-elm-' + 2;
		restoreId2 = '#news-content-' + 2;
	}
	
	$(resetId).animate({height: '238px'}, 1000);
	$(resetId2).animate({height: '205px'}, 1000);
	// $(closeId).animate({height: '0'}, 1000);
	// $(closeId2).animate({height: '0'}, 1000);
	$(restoreId).slideDown(1000);
	
	var moreLinkId = '#news-more-' + aid;
	var closeLinkId = '#news-close-' + aid;
	$(moreLinkId).show();
	$(closeLinkId).hide();
}

/*
function trim(str, chars) {
	return ltrim(rtrim(str, chars), chars);
}
 
function ltrim(str, chars) {
	chars = chars || "\\s";
	return str.replace(new RegExp("^[" + chars + "]+", "g"), "");
}
 
function rtrim(str, chars) {
	chars = chars || "\\s";
	return str.replace(new RegExp("[" + chars + "]+$", "g"), "");
}
*/