function clearText(field){

    if (field.defaultValue == field.value) field.value = '';
    else if (field.value == '') field.value = field.defaultValue;

}




/**
 * fix for IE < 7 since it doesn't properly handle either
 * (1) the CSS box model; or
 * (2) position: absolute
 */
 if ( document.all && !window.XMLHttpRequest ) {
 $('.float_left').css('position', 'absolute');
 $('.float_left').css('top', '212px');
 }


window.onscroll = function()
{
 // Thanks to Johan Sundstrom (http://ecmanaut.blogspot.com/) and David Lantner (http://lantner.net/david)
 // for their help getting Safari working as documented at http://www.derekallard.com/blog/post/conditionally-sticky-sidebar
 if( window.XMLHttpRequest ) { // IE 6 doesn't implement position fixed nicely...
 if (document.documentElement.scrollTop > 0 || self.pageYOffset > 0) {
 $('.float_left').css('position', 'fixed');
 $('.float_left').css('top', '0');
 } else if (document.documentElement.scrollTop < 0 || self.pageYOffset < 0) {
 $('.float_left').css('position', 'relative');
 $('.float_left').css('top', '0px');
 }
 }
}


function blink(selector){
$(selector).fadeOut('slow', function(){
$(this).fadeIn('slow', function(){
blink(this);
});
});
}


$(document).ready(function(){

blink('.flashtext');

});