$(document).ready(function() {
	// alert('testing banner');
	$.ajax({
		type: "GET",
		url: "xtras/xml/sponsors_2011.xml", //xml file 
		dataType: "xml",
		success: parseXml,
     	error: function(XMLHttpRequest, textStatus, errorThrown) {
         alert("textStatus: " + textStatus);
         alert("errorThrown: " + errorThrown);
      }
	});
});

function parseXml(xml) {
	$(xml).find('sponsor').each(function() {
		var target_url = $(this).find('target_url').text();
		var img_url = $(this).find('img_url').text();

		var listing;
		listing = '<div id="the_slide">';
		listing += '<div class="sponsor_img"><a class="button_url_sponsors" href="' + target_url + '"><img alt="" src="' + img_url + '" /></a></div>';
		listing += '</div>';
		
		$('#sponsor_logos').append($(listing));
	});
	$('#sponsor_logos').cycle({
		timeout: 4,
		speed: 2000,
		// next: '#next',
		//prev: '#prev',
		sync: 1
	});
}

// function parseXml(xml){
// 	alert('got here');
// }