jQuery().ready(function(){
	    $('div.home').jCarouselLite({//slider for homepage blog posts
    	 btnNext: '#home-blogposts-nav .next',
	     btnPrev: '#home-blogposts-nav .prev',
		 easing:'easeOutQuad',
		 vertical: true,
		 speed:1000,
		 visible:1
	    });
	    $('#featured-info').jCarouselLite({ //slider for homepage featured section info text
    	btnPrev:   '#home-featured-nav .prev', 
	    btnNext:   '#home-featured-nav .next', 
		easing:'easeOutQuad',
		speed:900,
		vertical:true,
		visible:1
		});
		
		$('.tweets').jCarouselLite({ //slider for homepage featured section info text
    	btnPrev:   '.twitter-nav .prev', 
	    btnNext:   '.twitter-nav .next', 
		easing:'easeOutQuad',
		speed:500,
		vertical:true,
		visible:1
		});
		
		
	    $('#images').jCarouselLite({ //slider for homepage featured section info text
    	btnPrev:   '#home-featured-nav .prev', 
	    btnNext:   '#home-featured-nav .next', 
		easing:'easeOutQuad',
		speed:900,
		visible:1
		});
		
		var expanded = false;
		
	 	$('#bt-expander').click(function() {
	 	if (expanded == false) {
	 	$(this).addClass('expanded');
     	$('#work-list ul').slideDown({ speed: 500, easing: 'easeOutExpo'});
		 	expanded = true;
     	} else {
     	expanded = false;
	 	$(this).removeClass('expanded');
     	$('#work-list ul').slideUp({ speed: 500, easing: 'easeOutExpo'});
     	}
	   	});
	   	
 		$('#work-list ul li a').fadeTo('fast',0.70);
		//start the engine
		$('#work-list ul li a').hover(function() {
		$(this).fadeTo('fast',1);
		},
		function () {
        $(this).fadeTo('fast',0.70);
      	});$('#header ul li').hover(function () {
      	$(this).parent().find('ul').hide();
      	 $(this).find('ul:first:hidden').slideDown({ duration:200, easing: 'easeInOutExpo'  });
      	 $(this).addClass('current-cat');
      	}, function () {
      	$(this).parent().find('ul').hide();
      	$(this).parent().find('ul.children').hide();
      	$(this).removeClass('current-cat');
      	});});	//end of page functions