$(document).ready(function(){
	$("#slides").slides({
		effect: 'fade',
		crossfade: true,
		slideSpeed: 1000,
		preload: true,
		preloadImage: 'images/ajax-loader.gif',
		play: 10000,
		pause: 1000,
		hoverPause: true
	});
	
	$('#menu a, #header a').hover(function(){
		$(this).find('span').stop().animate({
			opacity: 1
		}, 250);
	}, function(){
		$(this).find('span').stop().animate({
			opacity: 0
		}, 500);
	});
});