function clearMe(formfield){
	if (formfield.defaultValue==formfield.value){
		formfield.value = "";
		//$(formfield).css({'color:':'black'})
		//$(formfield).toggleClass('active');
	}
}

var mainHighestCol;
var secondaryHighestCol;

//navHover
$(document).ready(function(){
	var navItems = $("div#topNav > ul > li > a");
	$('#news .newsItem img, .topics .topicItem img').before('<div class="thumb" /><!-- --></div>');		
	mainHighestCol = Math.max($('#news').height(), $('#events').height(), $('#mainBoxes .topics').height());
	$('#news,#longNews,#events,#mainBoxes .topics').height(mainHighestCol);
	
	secondaryHighestCol = Math.max($('#bodyContent').height(), $('#sideBar').height());
	$('#bodyContent,#sideBar').height(secondaryHighestCol);
	
	navItems.not('div.lowerNav li').bind('mouseover', function(){
		navItems.parent().removeClass('active');
		$(this).parent().addClass('active');	
	});

	
	
});

$(window).resize(function(){
	$('#news,#events,.topics').css('height','auto');
	mainHighestCol = Math.max($('#news').height(), $('#events').height(), $('#mainBoxes .topics').height());
	$('#news,#longNews,#events,#mainBoxes .topics').height(mainHighestCol);
	
	secondaryHighestCol = Math.max($('#bodyContent').height(), $('#sideBar').height());
	$('#bodyContent,#sideBar').height(secondaryHighestCol);
});