$(document).ready(function() {
	$('#news-options a').click(function() {
		if ($(this).hasClass('selected'))
			return false;
		
		$('#news-options .selected').removeClass('selected');
		$(this).addClass('selected');
		
		clickedText	= $(this).text().toLowerCase();
		
		$('#homepage-news')
			.after('<p id="news-loading">Thinking&hellip;</p>')
			.slideUp('fast', function() {
				loadHomepageNews(clickedText);
			});
		
		thinkTimer	= setTimeout(function() { $('#news-loading').html('Still thinking&hellip;'); }, 4000);
		
		return false;
	});
});

function loadHomepageNews (type) {
	$.get('/homepageNews.php', {type: type}, function(data) {
		$('#homepage-news').html(data).slideDown('fast');
		$('#news-loading').remove();
		clearTimeout(thinkTimer);
	});
}