slide_index = {1: 0, 2: 0, 3: 0, 4: 0};       
function select_slide_window(event)
{
	// highlight button
	$(".news-slide-active").removeClass("news-slide-active");
	$("#news-slide-link-"+event.data).addClass("news-slide-active");	
	// expose slider window
	$(".news-tabs-active").removeClass("news-tabs-active");
	$("#news-tab-"+event.data).addClass("news-tabs-active");
}

function slide_window(event)
{
	id = $(".news-tabs-active").attr("id");
	num = parseInt(id.substring(id.lastIndexOf("-") + 1, id.length));	
	items = $(".news-tabs-active > .news-slide-item");
	len = items.length;	
	if(event.data == "left")
	{			
		if(slide_index[num]	> 0)
		{			
			$(".news-tabs-active").animate( { left: "+=205px"}, 300, "swing");
			slide_index[num]--;
		}	
	}
	else if(event.data == "right")
	{
		if(slide_index[num]	< len - 9)
		{					
			$(".news-tabs-active").animate( { left: "-=205px"}, 300, "swing");
			slide_index[num]++;
		}			
	}
}

function minimize_events(event)
{
	$("#events-button").css({display: "none"})
	$("#events").animate( { height: "0px"}, 500, "swing");
}
function restore_events(event)
{
	$("#events").animate( { height: "260px"}, 500, "swing");
	$("#events-button").css({display: "block"})
}
function maximize_events(event)
{
	$("#events").animate( { height: "500px"}, 500, "swing");
	$("#events-button").css({display: "block"})
}

$(document).ready(function(){	
    $("#news-slide-link-1").bind("click", 1, select_slide_window);
    $("#news-slide-link-2").bind("click", 2, select_slide_window);
    $("#news-slide-link-3").bind("click", 3, select_slide_window);
    $("#news-slide-link-4").bind("click", 4, select_slide_window);  

    $("#news-left-arr").bind("click", "left", slide_window);
    $("#news-right-arr").bind("click", "right", slide_window);
    
    $("#events-min").bind("click", minimize_events)    
    $("#events-mid").bind("click", restore_events)
    $("#events-max").bind("click", maximize_events)
       
});