function focusDefaultText(elem, text){
	var currentText = $(elem).val();
	if(currentText==text){
		$(elem).val('');
	} 
}
function blurDefaultText(elem, text){
	var currentText = $(elem).val();
	if(currentText==''){
		$(elem).val(text);
	} 
}

$(document).ready(function() {
	//fix for ajax and .getJSON() caching
	$.ajaxSetup({ cache: false });

	//automatically dismiss any flash() messages after 5 seconds
	$("#flashMessage").bind('click', function() {
		$("#flashMessage").slideUp();		
	});
	setTimeout( "$('#flashMessage').slideUp();", 5000);
	//$("#flashMessage").delay(5000).slideUp();
});