$(document).ready(function(){

	// NEWS BUTTON SLIDER

	$(".old_news_slide").hide();
	
    $('.show_older_news_button').click(function () {
      if ($(".old_news_slide:first").is(":hidden")) {
        $(".old_news_slide").slideDown("slow");
		$(this).removeClass("show_older_news_button");
                $(this).addClass("hide_older_news_button");
      } else {
        $(".old_news_slide").slideUp("slow");
		$(this).removeClass("hide_older_news_button");
                $(this).addClass("show_older_news_button");
      }
	 
    });

  }); 
	

	// SUBMIT COMMENT ON CLICK & FORM VALIDATION
	function submitform()
	{
		
			if (document.getElementById("user_name").value == "") {
				alert('Please enter your name');
				}
			else if (document.getElementById("comment").value == "") {
				alert('Comment box blank, please enter a comment');
				} 
			else if (document.getElementById("comment").value.length > 5000) {
				alert('That\'s a very big comment, please limit characters to 5000');
				}
			else {
				document.forms["new_comment"].submit();
				return true;
				}
		
		
	}
	
	
	// FANCYBOX SETTINGS
	$(function(){
		$(".image_thumb").fancybox({ 'zoomSpeedIn': 600, 'zoomSpeedOut': 600, 'overlayShow': false, 'zoomOpacity': true }); 
	});