var orange_swishies = 1.0;

$('document').ready( function() { 

    orange_swishy_fade();

    $('ul#menu li').hover(
        function() { $(this).addClass("menu_hover"); },
        function() { $(this).removeClass("menu_hover"); }
    );

} );


function orange_swishy_fade() {

    var fade_to = ( orange_swishies == 1.0 ? 0.7 : 1.0);
    $( '#orange_swishies' ).fadeTo(1000, fade_to);


    // Generate a random number for the length of time between fades to give the swishies a sparkling effect.
    // It should be between lower_range and upper_range (in milliseconds).
    var lower_range = 1000;
    var upper_range = 5000;
    var random_number = Math.random() * ( upper_range - lower_range );
    random_number = Math.round( lower_range + random_number );

    setTimeout( "orange_swishy_fade();", random_number );

    orange_swishies = fade_to;

}