function handle_search(form,user_url,language,countrylist) {
	form.action = user_url+"?country="+countrylist.options[countrylist.selectedIndex].value+"&language="+language+"&module=search&action=view";
	form.submit();
	}

$(document).ready(function(){

	var dates = $('#from,#to').datepicker({
		changeMonth: true,
		changeYear: true,
        showAnim: 'slideDown',
		minDate: 0, 
        maxDate: 365,
        dateFormat: 'D, dd M, yy',
		showOn: 'both',
		buttonImage: '/images/calendar.gif',
		buttonImageOnly: true

	});
	$('#from').datepicker('option', {
		onSelect: function(selectedDate) {
			var instance = $(this).data("datepicker");
			var date = $.datepicker.parseDate(instance.settings.dateFormat || $.datepicker._defaults.dateFormat, selectedDate, instance.settings);
			var nextDate= new Date(date.getFullYear(), date.getMonth(), date.getDate()+1);
                            $('#to').datepicker("option", "minDate", nextDate);
		}
	}); 
		
	$('#from').datepicker('option', {altField: '#arrival', altFormat: 'yy-mm-dd'}); 
	$('#to').datepicker('option', {altField: '#departure', altFormat: 'yy-mm-dd'}); 

	initBoxes('country','city'); 

	$('#js-news').ticker();

	/* banner animation */
	var amount = $('#banner-wrapper .banner-item').length;
	if(amount>1) {
		$('#banner-wrapper-main').append('<div id="banner-image-nav" class="banner-image-nav"></div>');
		
		$('#banner-wrapper').cycle({ 
			fx:     'fade', 
			speed:  '3000', 
			timeout: 6000,
			fastOnEvent: true,
			pager:  '#banner-image-nav'
			});
			
			$('#banner-image-nav a').bind('click',function() {
				$('#banner').cycle('pause');
			})
		}
/* end banner animation */


	 
});