	var _current_blog;
	var _tag_period = 3500;

	function hide_blogs(_exclude) {
		for (_i=1; _i<4; _i++) {
			if (_i != _exclude) {
				if ($defined($('blog_snippet_' + _i))) {
					$('blog_snippet_' + _i).slide('hide');
				}
			} else {
				if ($defined($('blog_snippet_' + _i))) {
					$('blog_expand_' + _i).src = 'skin/shadestation/images/expand_on.gif'
				}
			}
		}
		_current_blog = _exclude;
	}
	
	function display_blog(_blog) {
		$('blog_snippet_' + _current_blog).slide('out');
		$('blog_expand_' + _current_blog).src = 'skin/shadestation/images/expand.gif';
		$('blog_snippet_' + _blog).slide('in');
		$('blog_expand_' + _blog).src = 'skin/shadestation/images/expand_on.gif';
		_current_blog = _blog;
	}
	
	function load_blog_click_functions() {
		for (_i=1; _i<4; _i++) {
			if ($defined($('blog_expand_' + _i))) {
				$('blog_expand_' + _i).addEvent('click', function(event, _i){
					display_blog(_i);				
				}.bindWithEvent(null, _i));
			}
			if ($defined($('blog_expand_title_' + _i))) {
				$('blog_expand_title_' + _i).addEvent('click', function(event, _i){
					display_blog(_i);				
				}.bindWithEvent(null, _i));
			}
		}
	}
	


	_style_update_contracted = true;
	
	function reduce_style_update_text() {
	}
	
	function increase_style_update_text() {
	
	}
	
	function style_update_read_more() {
		if (_style_update_contracted) 
			increase_style_update_text()
		else 
			reduce_style_update_text();
		_style_update_contracted = !_style_update_contracted;
	}
		

	window.addEvent('domready', function() {
		hide_blogs(1);
		load_blog_click_functions();
		reduce_style_update_text();
	});
