today=new Date();
		y0=today.getFullYear();
		
		function clearText(thefield){
		if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value)
		thefield.value = ""
		} 
		
		
$(document).ready(function() { 
        $('ul#menu').superfish({ 
            delay:       700,                            // one second delay on mouseout 
            speed:       'fast',                          // faster animation speed 
            autoArrows:  false,                           // disable generation of arrow mark-up 
            dropShadows: false                            // disable drop shadows 
        }); 
    }); 
	
	
	
	this.randomtip = function(){

	var pause = 10000; // define the pause for each tip (in milliseconds) 
	var length = $("#tips li").length; 
	var temp = -1;		

	this.getRan = function(){
		// get the random number
		var ran = Math.floor(Math.random()*length) + 1;
		return ran;
	};
	this.show = function(){
		var ran = getRan();
		// to avoid repeating
		while (ran == temp){
			ran = getRan();
		}; 
		temp = ran;
		$("#tips li").hide();	
		$("#tips li:nth-child(" + ran + ")").fadeIn("slow");		
	};
	
	show(); setInterval(show,pause);
	
};