$(document).ready(function() {
	
	// ** THIS CYCLES THE TESTIMONIALS IN THE BANNER

	$('#testimonials_inner').cycle({
		timeout: 6000,
		cleartype: 1,
		speed: 1500 
	});


	// ** HIDE THE BLOG COMMENTING FORM SO YOU CAN GET STRAIGHT TO THE JUICY COMMENTS!

	$("input:submit[name=hide]").click(function() {
    	      	$("#comment_form fieldset, #comment_form input:submit[name=submit]").toggle();	// TOGGLE THE COMMENT FORM FIELDSET OPEN AND CLOSED AND HIDE SUBMIT BUTTON
		if ( $("#comment_form fieldset").is(':hidden') ) {								// CHECK HIDDEN STATE OF FIELDSET AND CHANGE HIDE/SHOW VALUE ACCORDINGLY
        		$("input:submit[name=hide]").val("Show Comment Form");
		}
		else {
        		$("input:submit[name=hide]").val("Hide Comment Form"); 
		};
		return false;															// DEACTIVATE THE SUBMIT FUNCTION OF THE HIDE/SHOW BUTTON
	});

	// ** VALIDATE THE COMMENT FORM

	$("#comment_form").validate({
		rules: {
			name: "required",
			comment: "required",
			captcha: "required",
			email: {
				email: true,
				required: true
			}
		}		
	});

});