function LoadDDMenu(){
    $('#drop-menu > li').bind('mouseover', jsddm_open)
    $('#drop-menu > li').bind('mouseout',  jsddm_timer)
    document.onclick = jsddm_close
}

function jsddm_open(){
	jsddm_canceltimer();
	jsddm_close();
	ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').eq(0).css('visibility', 'visible');}

function jsddm_close(){
	if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden');}

function jsddm_timer(){
	closetimer = window.setTimeout(jsddm_close, timeout);}

function jsddm_canceltimer(){
	if(closetimer)
	{	window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
		closetimer = null;}}

function twitter(username,tweetsNumber){
    $("#twitter").getTwitter({
					userName: username,
					numTweets: tweetsNumber,
					loaderText: "Loading tweets...",
					slideIn: true,
					slideDuration: 350,
					showHeading: true,
					headingText: "News: ultimi Tweets",
					showProfileLink: true,
					showTimestamp: true
				});
}

function swfload(swfname, swfobject,height,width){
    /* all parameters are text format */
    path = '/uploads/File/' + swfname + '.swf'
	$('#' + swfobject).flash({
		swf: path ,height: height, width: width
	});
}

function initializeMap(vw_lat, vw_lng, vw_description) {
    var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(vw_lat, vw_lng);
    var myOptions = {
      zoom: 8,
      center: latlng,
      mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
      navigationControl: true,
      navigationControlOptions: {style: google.maps.NavigationControlStyle.SMALL}
    };
    var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);
	var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
        position: latlng,
        map: map,
        title: vw_description
    });
  }

function effectsCycle(elementName){
$('#' + elementName).cycle({
    fx:    'fade',
speed:    1000,
    timeout:  4500
 });
 }