// This next section sets up the fading images for the Sponsors section on the sidebar. 
// SPEED: In milliseconds - how long the transition should take.
// TYPE: Type of slideshow: 'sequence', 'random' or 'random_start'
// CONTAINERHEIGHT: The height of the div that is calling the innerfade method.


$(function() {
    $('div#featured').innerfade({
        speed: 1000,
        timeout: 5000,
        type: 'sequence',
        containerheight: '226px'
    });

});

$(function() {
		// set opacity to nill on page load
		$("ul#menu span").css("opacity","0");
		// on mouse over
		$("ul#menu span").hover(function () {
			// animate opacity to full
			$(this).stop().animate({
				opacity: 1
			}, 500);
		},
		// on mouse out
		function () {
			// animate opacity to nill
			$(this).stop().animate({
				opacity: 0
			}, 'slow');
		});
	});