var timeout    = 500;
var closetimer = 0;
var ddmenuitem = 0;

function jsddm_open()
{  jsddm_canceltimer();
   jsddm_close();
   ddmenuitem = $(this).find('ul').css('visibility', 'visible');}

function jsddm_close()
{  if(ddmenuitem) ddmenuitem.css('visibility', 'hidden');}

function jsddm_timer()
{  closetimer = window.setTimeout(jsddm_close, timeout);}

function jsddm_canceltimer()
{  if(closetimer)
   {  window.clearTimeout(closetimer);
      closetimer = null;}}

$(document).ready(function() {  
  $('#jsddm > li').bind('mouseover', jsddm_open);
  $('#jsddm > li').bind('mouseout',  jsddm_timer);
   
  newYear = new Date(2012, 9-1, 1, 9, 0, 0);
  $('#countdown').countdown({until: newYear});
  
  $('#newsletter_email_text').click(function() {
    if (this.value == this.defaultValue) {
      this.value = '';
    }
  });
  $('#newsletter_email_text').blur(function() {
    if (this.value == '') {
      this.value = this.defaultValue;
    }
  });
});

document.onclick = jsddm_close;