$(document).ready(function(){

	//	IE6: the Dick Cheney of web browsers; tell it to ignore the rest of the script:
	if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version < 7)	return;

	//	I invert the whole shebang: set opacity of anchor bg (= default/mouseout state) to FULL on page load
	$("#menu a").css("opacity","1");

	// on mouse over: animate opacity to 0, i.e., fade out anchor bg to reveal hover state (UL bg)
	$("#menu a").hover(function () {
		$(this).stop().animate({ opacity: 0 }, 246);
		},

	// on mouse out: animate opacity to FULL
	function () {
		$(this).stop().animate({ opacity: 1 }, 1110);
		});
});