$(document).ready(function(){

  $('ul#herobrands').after('<div id="brandnav">');

  // clear floats on block element
  $('.clearfix,.standard-form li').append('<div class="clearall"><!-- clear floats --></div>');

  // add first and last classes to all lists, table rows, table heads and table cells in the DOM
  $('ul li:first-child,table tr:first-child,tr td:first-child, tr th:first-child').addClass('first');
  $('ul li:last-child,table tr:last-child,tr td:last-child, tr th:last-child').addClass('last');

  // brand hero cycle on home page
  $('#index ul#herobrands')
    .cycle({ 
      cleartypeNoBg: true,
      fx: 'scrollUp',
      timeout: 5000,
      speed: 350,
      pause: 1,
      pager: '#brandnav',
      pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) {
        return '<a href="#" id="brand_' + idx + '">' + $(slide).find('a').attr('title') +  '</a>';
      }
  });
  
  // validation of form submissions
  $('.validate-form').validate();
    
});