$(document).ready(function() {
  
  // fade in content on page load
  var gradualFadeIn = function() {
    $('body').hide();
    setTimeout(function() {
      $('body').not('#main_card_home').fadeIn('slow');
    }, 500);
  }();
  
  // nivo slider for homepage hero banners
  setTimeout(function() {
    $('#main_card_home').fadeIn('slow');
    
    $('#slider').nivoSlider({
      effect:'random',
      animSpeed: 1500,
      pauseTime: 5000
    });
  }, 1500);

  // fancybox lightbox plugin
  $('a.single_image').fancybox({
      'transitionIn' : 'elastic',
      'transitionOut'  : 'elastic',
      'speedIn'    : 600, 
      'speedOut'   : 200,
      'showCloseButton'  : true
  });

});