//------------------- for tabbing sidebar -------------------//
$(document).ready(function(){

	$(".news").click(function(){
		$("#newsList").fadeIn("fast");
		$(".news").removeClass("newsOff");
		$("#policyList").hide();
		$(".policy").removeClass("policyOn");
	});

	$(".policy").click(function(){
		$("#policyList").fadeIn("fast");
		$(".policy").addClass("policyOn");
		$("#newsList").hide();
		$(".news").addClass("newsOff");
	});
	 
});

//------------------- for clearing and replacing text in form input fields and textareas -------------------//
function clearText(thefield) {
  if (thefield.defaultValue==thefield.value) { thefield.value = "" }
} 
function replaceText(thefield) {
  if (thefield.value=="") { thefield.value = thefield.defaultValue }
}