var searchcleared = false;

$(document).ready(function()
{
	$('#search_input').blur(function()
	 {
		 searchTextBoxBlur();
	 });
	
	$('#search_input').focus(function()
	 {
		 searchTextBoxFocus();
	 });	
});

function searchTextBoxFocus()
{
	if(searchcleared == false)
	{
		if($('#search_input').val() == '- Type in your search -')
		{
			$('#search_input').val('');
		}
		$('#search_input').focus();
		
		searchcleared = true;		
	}

}
function searchTextBoxBlur()
{
	if($('#search_input').val() == "")
	{
		$('#search_input').val("- Type in your search -");
		
		searchcleared = false;
	}
}