jQuery().ready(function(){

		   
		if($('div.home') != null)
	    	$('div.home').jCarouselLite({//slider for homepage blog posts

    	 btnNext: '#home-blogposts-nav .next',

	     btnPrev: '#home-blogposts-nav .prev',

		 easing:'easeInOutExpo',

		 vertical: true,

		 speed:1000,

		 visible:1

	    });

	    

 
		if($('#featured-info') != null)
	    	$('#featured-info').jCarouselLite({ //slider for homepage featured section info text

    	btnPrev:   '#home-featured-nav .prev', 

	    btnNext:   '#home-featured-nav .next', 

		easing:'easeInOutExpo',

		speed:900,

		vertical:true,

		visible:1

		});

		
		
		if($('.testimonial-list') != null)
			$('.testimonial-list').jCarouselLite({ //slider for testimonials

    	btnPrev:   '.testimonials-nav .prev', 

	    btnNext:   '.testimonials-nav .next', 

		easing:'easeInOutExpo',

		speed:1000,

		vertical:true,

		visible:1

		});

		
		if($('.tweets') != null)
			$('.tweets').jCarouselLite({ //slider for twitter widget

    	btnPrev:   '.twitter-nav .prev', 

	    btnNext:   '.twitter-nav .next', 

		easing:'easeInOutExpo',

		speed:500,

		vertical:true,

		visible:1

		});

		
		
		if($('#images') != null)
	    	$('#images').jCarouselLite({ //slider for homepage featured images

    	btnPrev:   '#home-featured-nav .prev', 

	    btnNext:   '#home-featured-nav .next', 

		easing:'easeInOutExpo',

		speed:900,

		visible:1

		});

		

		var expanded = false;

		
		if($("#bt-expander") != null)
	 		$("#bt-expander").click(function() { // portfolio item quick nav

	 	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);

      	});





		

	});	//end of page functions