function equalHeight(group) {
	var tallest = 0;
	group.each(function() {
		var thisHeight = $(this).height();
		if(thisHeight > tallest) {
	 		tallest = thisHeight;
		}
	});
	group.height(tallest);
}

$(document).ready(function() {
						   
	// main navigation		
	
	$(".home").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "0px -98px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "0px 0px");} );
	$(".courses").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-91px -98px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-91px 0px");} );
	$(".accom").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-190px -98px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-190px 0px");} );
	$(".tee").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-353px -98px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-353px 0px");} );
	$(".create").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-470px -98px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-470px 0px");}	);
	$(".specials").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-645px -98px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-645px 0px");}	);
	$(".contact").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-762px -98px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "-762px -0px");}	);
	

	// main navigation drop downs
	
	$(".courses").hover(function(){
		$(".coursesMenu").show();
		$(this).css("background-position", "-91px -98px");
	}, function(){
		$(".coursesMenu").hide();
		$(this).css("background-position", "-91px 0px")
	});
	
	$(".coursesMenu").hover(function(){
		$(this).show();							 
		$(".courses").css("background-position", "-91px -98px");
	}, function(){
		$(this).hide();
		$(".courses").css("background-position", "-91px 0px")
	});
	
	
	$(".accom").hover(function(){
		$(".accommodationsMenu").show();
		$(this).css("background-position", "-190px -98px");
	}, function(){
		$(".accommodationsMenu").hide();
		$(this).css("background-position", "-190px 0px")
	});
	
	$(".accommodationsMenu").hover(function(){
		$(this).show();							 
		$(".accom").css("background-position", "-190px -98px");
	}, function(){
		$(this).hide();
		$(".accom").css("background-position", "-190px 0px")
	});
	
	
	
	// homepage buttons 
	
	$(".button_moreinfo").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "0px -85px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "0px -49px");}	);
	$(".button_readmore").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "0px -121px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "0px -157px");}	);
	$("#specials .submit").hover( function () {$(this).css("background-position", "0px -24px");}, function () {$(this).css("background-position", "0px 0px");}	);
	
	// specials sign up form
						   
	$('input[name=specials_name]').focus(function() {if ($(this).val() === "Name") { $(this).val(''); } $(this).css("background-color","#FFFFFF"); });
	$('input[name=specials_email]').focus(function() {if ($(this).val() === "Email") { $(this).val(''); } $(this).css("background-color","#FFFFFF"); });
	$('input[name=specials_name]').blur(function() {if ($(this).val() === "") { $(this).val('Name'); }});
	$('input[name=specials_email]').blur(function() {if ($(this).val() === "") { $(this).val('Email'); }});
	
	$('#specials_submit').click(function() {
	
		if ($('input[name=specials_name]').val() === "") { $('input[name=specials_name]').css("background-color", "#fba1a1"); return false;	} 
		if ($('input[name=specials_email]').val() === "") { $('input[name=specials_email]').css("background-color", "#fba1a1"); return false; }
		
	});
	
	$('#coursestable tr:odd, #accomtable tr:odd').css('background-color', '#00280d');
	$('.resbox tr:odd').css('background-color', '#e1e1e1')
	
});