$(document).ready(function(){
   // function check_for_alert() {
   //   $.ajax({
   //     type:"GET",
   //     url: "/emergency-alerts/default.aspx",
   //     success: function(alert_msg) {
   //       $("#usf-emergency").remove();
   //       $("#content").prepend(alert_msg);
   //     }
   //   });
   // }
   window.setInterval(check_for_alert,15000);
   var title = "";
   var message = "";
   var pubDate = "";
   var pastMessage = "";
   function check_for_alert() 
   {
     $.ajax({
       url:"http://www.usf.edu/emergency-alerts/default.aspx",
       dataType:"json",
       cache:false,
       success: function(json) { 
         title = json["emergency-message"].title;
         message = json["emergency-message"].message;
         pubDate = json["emergency-message"].pubDate;
         if( title != "")
         {
           $("#usf-emergency").show();
           $("#usf-emer-title").addClass("usf-emer-title").html(title);
           $("#usf-emer-msg").html(message);
           if(pastMessage != message) {
             pastMessage = message;
            //$("#usf-emer-msg").css("background-color","red").css("color","white");
            window.setTimeout(return_to_normal,1000);
           }
           //$("#usf-emer-msg").effect("highlight",{color:"#336633"},3000);
           $("#usf-emer-date").html(pubDate);
         } else {
           $("#usf-emer-title").empty();
           $("#usf-emer-msg").empty();
           $("#usf-emer-date").empty();
           $("#usf-emergency").hide();
         }
       }
      });
    }
    function return_to_normal() {
      $("#usf-emer-msg").css("background-color","white").css("color","black");
    }
    check_for_alert();
 });