function clearThis(f) {
  f.value = "";
}

// start jquery functions
$(function() {

  $("#slider").easySlider({
    controlsBefore:  '<div id="controls">',
    controlsAfter:  '</div>',
    speed: 500,
    auto: true, 
    pause: 9000,
    continuous: true
  });

  $("a[rel^='prettyPhoto']").prettyPhoto({
          animationSpeed: 'normal', /* fast/slow/normal */
          padding: 40, /* padding for each side of the picture */
          opacity: 0.5, /* Value betwee 0 and 1 */
          showTitle: true, /* true/false */
          allowresize: true, /* true/false */
          counter_separator_label: '/', /* The separator for the gallery counter 1 "of" 2 */
          theme: 'dark_rounded', /* light_rounded / dark_rounded / light_square / dark_square */
          callback: function(){}
        });

$("#commentform").validate();
  
});