jQuery().ready(function(){

           

        $('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

        });

        

 

        $('#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

        });

        

        $('.testimonial-list').jCarouselLite({ //slider for testimonials

        btnPrev:   '.testimonials-nav .prev', 

        btnNext:   '.testimonials-nav .next', 

        easing:'easeInOutExpo',

        speed:1000,

        vertical:true,

        visible:1

        });

        

        $('.tweets').jCarouselLite({ //slider for twitter widget

        btnPrev:   '.twitter-nav .prev', 

        btnNext:   '.twitter-nav .next', 

        easing:'easeInOutExpo',

        speed:500,

        vertical:true,

        visible:1

        });

        

        $('#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;

        

        $("#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