$(document).ready(function() {
	createHomeSlideshow();
	createTwitterFeed();
});

function createHomeSlideshow() {
	// start home slideshow 
    $('.home-slider')
	.after('<div id="dot-nav">')
	.cycle({ 
        fx: 'fade', // 'scrollHoriz' for bi-directional sliding
		speed: 1000,
		timeout: 5000,
 		pager: '#dot-nav',
		before: addTitle
		
  
    });

}


function addTitle() {
    var name = $(this.children).attr('alt');
    $('#caption').fadeOut(500).text(name).fadeIn(500);
}     


function createTwitterFeed(){
	// create twitter feed
	$(".twitter-feed p").getTwitter({
		userName: "DDBIssues",
		numTweets: 1,
		loaderText: "Loading tweets...",
		showHeading: false,
		showProfileLink: false,
		showTimestamp: true
	});
}