// header animation
			var Kwix = {
				start: function(){ 
					Kwix.parseKwicks();
				},

				parseKwicks: function(){
					var squeeze_to = 146;
					var max_width = 235;
					
					//get original widths
					var start_widths = new Array();
					var kwicks = $$('#al_header .kwick');
					var fx = new Fx.Elements(kwicks, {wait: false, duration: 250, transition:Fx.Transitions.Cubic.easeOut});
					kwicks.each(function(kwick, i){
						start_widths[i] = kwick.getStyle('width').toInt();
						
						//mouse is in, squeeze and expand
						kwick.addEvent('mouseenter', function(e){

							var obj = {};
								if(kwick != $('al_h1')){
									obj[i] = {
										'width': [kwick.getStyle('width').toInt(), max_width]
									};
								} else {
									obj[i] = {
										'width': [kwick.getStyle('width').toInt(), start_widths[i]]
									};
								}

							var counter = 0;

							kwicks.each(function(other, j){
								if (other != kwick){
									var w = other.getStyle('width').toInt();
									
									if (other == $('al_h1')){
										obj[j] = {'width': [w,490] };
									}
									else if (w != squeeze_to) {
										obj[j] = {'width': [w,squeeze_to] };
									} 
								} 
							});
							fx.start(obj);
						}
						);
					});

					//mouse is out, squeeze back
					$('header').addEvent('mouseleave', function(e){
						var obj = {};
						kwicks.each(function(other, j){
							obj[j] = {'width': [other.getStyle('width').toInt(), start_widths[j]]};
						});
						fx.start(obj);
					});
				}
			};
			

			//lock and load!
			window.addEvent('domready',Kwix.start);
			
			/* META SIDEBAR
			
			window.addEvent('domready', function() { 
				//--horizontal slide for meta sidebar
				// init and hide
				var sidebarSlide = new Fx.Slide('meta_sidebar', {mode: 'horizontal'}).hide();
				
				// slide in
				$('slidein_anchor').addEvent('click', function(e){
					e.stop();
					sidebarSlide.slideIn();
				});
				
				// slide out
				$('icon_arrows').addEvent('click', function(e){
					e.stop();
					sidebarSlide.slideOut();
				});
				
			});
			
			*/