window.addEvent('domready', function() {
	
	//swap background image randomly
    var bgImg = ['http://marketplace.publicradio.org/middleeast/standard/images/header_bg_dubai_bus.jpg','http://marketplace.publicradio.org/middleeast/standard/images/header_bg_dubai_creek.jpg','http://marketplace.publicradio.org/middleeast/standard/images/header_bg_dubai_satawasky.jpg','http://marketplace.publicradio.org/middleeast/standard/images/header_bg_dubai_sky.jpg','http://marketplace.publicradio.org/middleeast/standard/images/header_bg_dubai_stop.jpg','http://marketplace.publicradio.org/middleeast/standard/images/header_bg_dubai_street.jpg'];
   
    function switchBG() {
        var src = bgImg.getRandom();
        	$$('div.wrapper').setStyle('background','transparent url(' + src + ') no-repeat left top');
    }
    switchBG();
    
	//fades for splash page slideshow blurbs
    var imageLinks = $$('a.vid');
    //imageLinks.getPrevious().setStyles({'display':'none'}); 

    imageLinks.addEvents({
        'mouseenter': function(){
            blurb = this.getPrevious().setStyles({
           		display:'block',
           		opacity: 0
           	});
           	fade = new Fx.Styles(blurb, {duration:500, wait:false});                    
           	fade.start({opacity: .9});
       	},
       	'mouseleave': function(){                    
           	fade.start({opacity: 0});
         }
    });
    
	var mySmoothScroll = new SmoothScroll();

});


function mp3Player(audiolink, place, width){
	var flashversion=deconcept.SWFObjectUtil.getPlayerVersion();
	if ((flashversion['major'] < 7)) {
      return true;
	} else {

if (!(width)) {
    width = 350;
}

var swfUrl='http://marketplace.publicradio.org/standard/flash/mp3player.swf';
var swfObj=new SWFObject(swfUrl, "audioPlayer", width, 19, 7, "#FFFFFF");
	swfObj.addParam("allowScriptAccess", "always");
	swfObj.addVariable("file", audiolink);
	swfObj.addVariable("autostart", "false");
	swfObj.addVariable("backcolor", "0xFFFFFF");
	swfObj.addVariable("frontcolor", "0x363636");
	swfObj.addVariable("lightcolor", "0x2159CB");
	/*swfObj.addVariable("enablejs", "true");*/
	swfObj.write(place);
	
	return false;
	}   
}