$(document).ready(function(){
	
	
	var mainMenu        = $("#mainMenu > li");
	var ticker  = $("#ticker");
	var news  = $('#fade');
	var feature = $("#featured > ul");



    // dropdown menu animation
	mainMenu.children("ul").hide();
	mainMenu.hover(function(){
		$(this).children("ul").fadeIn(200);
	},function(){
        $(this).children("ul").fadeOut(200);
	});
	
	
	
	ticker.mouseover(function(){
	$(this).children("div.ticker_panel").css('display', 'block');
	
	});
	
	ticker.mouseout(function(){
	$(this).children("div.ticker_panel").css('display', 'none');
	
	});
	


      		news.list_ticker({
      			speed:5000,
      			effect:'fade'
      		});

	   
       	feature.tabs({fx:{opacity: "toggle"}}).tabs("rotate", 6000, true);

});