$(document).ready(function(){
	
	// HEADER FLAG BUTTON ANIMATION EFFECT 
	
	$(".buttons IMG").css({"opacity": "0.8"});
	
	$(".buttons IMG").hover(
		function() {
			$(this).stop().animate({"opacity": "1","marginTop":"-4px","paddingBottom": "4px"}, "fast");
		},
		function() {
			$(this).stop().animate({"opacity": "0.8","marginTop": "0","paddingBottom": "0"}, "fast");
		}
	);
	
	// HEADER FLAG BUTTON ANIMATION EFFECT 
	
	$(".moveup").css({"opacity": "0.8"});
	
	$(".moveup").hover(
		function() {
			$(this).stop().animate({"opacity": "1","marginTop":"-4px","paddingBottom": "4px"}, "fast");
		},
		function() {
			$(this).stop().animate({"opacity": "0.8","marginTop": "0","paddingBottom": "0"}, "fast");
		}
	);
	
	

	// HOME "THREE BOX" FADING IMAGE EFFECT 
	
	$("#threebox IMG").hover(
		function() {
			$(this).stop().animate({"opacity": "0.6"}, "fast");
		},
		function() {
			$(this).stop().animate({"opacity": "1"}, "fast");
		}
	);
	
	// HOME "RECENT POSTS" SLIDING BACKGROUND EFFECT 
	
	$('#home_col1 UL LI A').hover(
		function() { 
       $(this).animate( {"backgroundPosition": "0 -34px"}, "fast" ); 
   		},
		function() { 
       $(this).animate( {"backgroundPosition": "0 0"}, "fast" ); 
   		}
   );
	
	// MAGIC THUMBNAILS 
	
	$(".childthumb A IMG").css({"opacity": "0.6"});
	
	$(".childthumb A").hover(
		function() {	
			$("img", this).stop().animate({"opacity": "1"}, "fast");
		},
		function() {
			$("img", this).stop().animate({"opacity": "0.6"}, "fast");
		}
	);
	
	
	// SPONSORS BOx
	
	$("#sponsors IMG").css({"opacity": "0.8"});
	
	$("#sponsors IMG").hover(
		function() {
			$(this).stop().animate({"opacity": "1","marginTop":"-4px","paddingBottom": "4px"}, "fast");
		},
		function() {
			$(this).stop().animate({"opacity": "0.8","marginTop": "0","paddingBottom": "0"}, "fast");
		}
	);
	
	
	
 
});