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jQuery.noConflict();
(function($) { 
	
	$(document).ready(function() {		

		 $.ajaxSetup({
			cache: false
		 });
  
		
		$.ajax({
			url: 'xml/featured.xml',
			type: 'GET',
			dataType: 'xml', 
			error: function(){
				alert('Error loading Featured XML document');
			},
			success: xmlFeatures
		});
		
		
		function xmlFeatures(xml)
		{

				var bannerhtml = "";
				
				$(xml).find("item").each(function() {
					//alert("found an item");
					//alert($(this).find("title").text());
					//alert($(this).attr("id"));
					
					// PARSE ID
					var idname = $(this).find("title").text(); 
					var img = idname.replace(/ /g,'');
					img = img.toLowerCase(); 
					bannerhtml = bannerhtml + "<div class='work' id='" + idname + "'" + "style='background:url(img/featured/"+ img + ".jpg) no-repeat;' >";
					
					//PARSE HYPERLINK 
				 	bannerhtml = bannerhtml + "<a href='showcase.html'>"; // <a href='featured/" + img + ".html'>
					
					//PARSE CAPTION AREA 
					bannerhtml = bannerhtml + "<div class='caption'>";
					
					//PARSE TITLE
					bannerhtml = bannerhtml + "<h2>" + idname + "</h2>";
					
					//PARSE DESCRIPTION
					var overview = $(this).find("overview").text();
					bannerhtml = bannerhtml + "<p>" + overview + "</p>";
					
					//PARSE ROW1
					var mytable = "<table padding='0' cellpadding='0' border='0'>";
					//var tag = $(this).find("tag").text();
					
					$(this).find("row").each(function() {
						var lName = $(this).find("left").text();
						var rName = $(this).find("right").text();
						//alert($(this).find("left").attr("title"));
						var left = $(this).find("left").attr("title");
						var right = $(this).find("right").attr("title");					
						mytable = mytable + "<tr><td><span class='" + left + "'>" + lName + "</span></td>" + "<td><span class='" + right + "'>" + rName + "</span></td></tr>";
					});
					mytable = mytable + "</table>";
					
					// END PARSE
					bannerhtml = bannerhtml + mytable;
					bannerhtml = bannerhtml + "</div>"; 
				 	bannerhtml = bannerhtml + "</a>";
					bannerhtml = bannerhtml + "</div>";
					
					
					//alert(bannerhtml);
					$("#banner").html(bannerhtml);
					$('#banner').cycle({
						fx: 'fade', // choose your transition type, ex: fade, scrollUp, shuffle, etc...
						timeout: 11000, 
						delay:  -2000 
					}); 
					
					
				 
					
				});			

		
		}


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});
})(jQuery);	
 
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