$(document).ready(function(){ //alert('document ready.'+baseurl);

	//preload images --------
	function preload(arrayOfImages) {
		$(arrayOfImages).each(function(){
			(new Image()).src = this; //$('<img/>')[0].src = this;
		});
	}
	preload(['_images/slides/1.jpg',
			 '_images/slides/2.jpg'
			 ]);
	
	
	$(window).load( function(){ //alert('window ready.'+baseurl);
		
		//image slider --------
		$.get(baseurl+'home/getSlides', function(data) { //alert('get was got: '+data);
			$("#slider").html(data).waitForImages(function() { //alert('waitForImages ');
				$("#slider").sudoSlider({ 
					pause:'4000',
					fadespeed:'1000',
					fade: true,
					auto:true,
					prevNext:false,
					autoheight:false,
					autowidth:false
				});
        	});
		});		
		
		//stirrings rss feed --------
		$.get(baseurl+'home/getRSSUpcoming', function(data) { //alert('getRSSUpcoming was got: '+data);
			$("#upcomingbox").css( {"visibility":"visible", "display":"none"} ).fadeIn(200);
			$('#upcoming').html(data);	
			$('#fade').list_ticker({
				speed:'8000',
				effect:'fade'
			});
		});	
							 
		//use tallest column to determine overall column height...
/*		var heightL = $('#pageL').height();
		var heightR = $('#pageR').height();
		var tallest = heightL;
		if(heightR > tallest) tallest = heightR;
		tallest += 40 + $('h1').height();
		$('#page').height(tallest);	*/

	});	

});