/*function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	var date = new Date();
	date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
	var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();			
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";				
}


function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}


$(document).ready(function() {
						   
	$('a#nurse').click(function(){ 
				createCookie ('imagename', 'Nurse', 1);
				});	
	$('a#doctor').click(function(){ 
				createCookie ('imagename', 'Doctor', 1);
				});
	
	if(readCookie("imagename")=="Nurse") {
		$("#flash_banner").replaceWith("<img src=\"images\/inside_nurse.jpg\" alt=\"nurse\"\/>");
		}	
	if(readCookie("imagename")=="Doctor"){
		$("#flash_banner").replaceWith("<img src=\"images\/inside_phys.jpg\" alt=\"physician\"\/>");
		}
});
*/
$(document).ready(function() {
$('.cycler').cycle({ 
    
	speed:  1000,
	timeout:  6000
})

$("#commentForm").validate({
		rules: {
		    specialty: "required",
			occupation: "required",
			address: "required",
			lastname: {
				required: true,
				letterswithbasicpunc: true,
				minlength: 1
			},
			firstname: {
				required: true,
				letterswithbasicpunc: true,
				minlength: 1
			},
			
			city: {
				required: true,
				letterswithbasicpunc: true,
				minlength: 2
			},
			
			state: {
				required: true,
				letterswithbasicpunc: true,
				minlength: 2
			},
			
			zipcode: {
				required: true,
				digits: true,
				minlength: 5
			},


			email: {
				required: true,
				email: true,
				equalTo: "#confirm_email"
			}
		},


		messages: {
			specialty: "This field is required",
			address: "This field is required",
			occupation: "This field is required",
			firstname: {
				required: "Please enter your first name",
				letterswithbasicpunc: "Your first name must consist of alphabetical characters",
				minlength: "Your first name must consist of at least 1 character"
			},
			lastname: {
				required: "Please enter your last name",
				letterswithbasicpunc: "Your last name must consist of alphabetical characters",
				minlength: "Your last name must consist of at least 1 character"
			},
			
			city: {
				required: "Please enter your city",
				letterswithbasicpunc: "Please enter alphabetical characters",
				minlength: "Your city must consist of at least 2 characters"
			},
			
			state: {
				required: "Please enter your state",
				letterswithbasicpunc: "Please enter alphabetical characters",
				minlength: "Your state must consist of at least 2 characters"
			},
			
			zipcode: {
				required: "Please enter your zipcode",
				digits: "Please enter numerical characters",
				minlength: "Your zip code must consist of at least 5 characters"
			},
			
			
			email: {
				required: "This field is required",
				email: "Please enter a valid email address",
				equalTo: "Please enter the same email address"
			}

		}
	});
	
	// propose username by combining first- and lastname

	
	// check if confirm email is still valid after password changed
	$("#confirm_email").blur(function() {
		$("#email").valid();
	});
	
});