$(function(){
		   
	// feature column heights
	var highestCol = Math.max($('.feature-one').height(),$('.feature-two').height(),$('.news').height());
	$('.feature-one').height(highestCol);
	$('.feature-two').height(highestCol);
	$('.news').height(highestCol);
	
	// add class to last li on the homepage news list
	$(".news > ul > li:last").addClass("last");
			

});	//---End of onLoad event ---//
 

$('.slideshow').cycle({
	fx: 'fade', // choose your transition type, ex: fade, scrollUp, shuffle, etc...	
	timeout: 7000, 
	random: 1,
	cleartype:  false,
    cleartypeNoBg: false 
});