/* Show the news ticker */
 jQuery(function(){     
 	$("#newsticker_container").css({'opacity':'0'}); 
 	$("#faux_newsticker").css({'opacity':'0.3'}); 
 	$("#newsticker_container").css({'display':'inline'}).animate({opacity: 1}, 2000).fadeIn('slow');
 	
 });
 
 $(function(){
 	$('#lightship_flags')
 		.css( {backgroundPosition: "0px 0px"} )
 		.mouseover(function(){
 			$(this).stop().animate({backgroundPosition:"(-16px 0px)"}, {duration:500})
 		})
 		.mouseout(function(){
 			$(this).stop().animate({backgroundPosition:"(0px 0px)"}, {duration:300, complete:function(){
 				$(this).css({backgroundPosition: "0px 0px"})
 			}})
 		})
 });

 $(function(){
 	$('#toggle_button a')
 		.css( {backgroundPosition: "0px 0px"} )
 		.mouseover(function(){
 			$(this).stop().animate({backgroundPosition:"(0px -15px)"}, {duration:300})
 		})
 		.mouseout(function(){
 			$(this).stop().animate({backgroundPosition:"(0px 0px)"}, {duration:150, complete:function(){
 				$(this).css({backgroundPosition: "0px 0px"})
 			}})
 		})
 });
 
 $(function(){
 	$('a.contact_button')
 		.css( {backgroundPosition: "0px 0px"} )
 		.mouseover(function(){
 			$(this).stop().animate({backgroundPosition:"(0px -15px)"}, {duration:300})
 		})
 		.mouseout(function(){
 			$(this).stop().animate({backgroundPosition:"(0px 0px)"}, {duration:150, complete:function(){
 				$(this).css({backgroundPosition: "0px 0px"})
 			}})
 		})
 });
 $(function(){
 	$('a.vcard_button')
 		.css( {backgroundPosition: "0px 0px"} )
 		.mouseover(function(){
 			$(this).stop().animate({backgroundPosition:"(0px -15px)"}, {duration:300})
 		})
 		.mouseout(function(){
 			$(this).stop().animate({backgroundPosition:"(0px 0px)"}, {duration:150, complete:function(){
 				$(this).css({backgroundPosition: "0px 0px"})
 			}})
 		})
 });