function load_animations() {

    if (!$.browser.msie) {
        $('#header_images').css({ height: '468px', opacity: '0' })
        $('#aside2').css({ height: '558px', opacity: '0' });
        $('#overlay_bg').css({ height: '468px' });

        $('#header_controls_left').animate({ opacity: '1' });
        $('#header_controls_right').animate({ opacity: '1' });

        $('#header_images').stop().animate({ opacity: '1' }, 400, 'easeOutQuad');
        $('#header_images > .header_image:first-child').stop().animate({ opacity: '1' }, 400, 'easeOutQuad');
        $('#aside2').stop().animate({ opacity: '1' }, 400, 'easeOutQuad');

    }
    else {
        $('#header_images').css({ height: '468px' });
        $('#aside2').css({ height: '558px' });
        $('#overlay_bg').css({ height: '468px' });
        $('#header_images .header_image').stop().animate({ opacity: '0' }, 0);
        $('#header_images .header_image:first-child').stop().animate({ opacity: '1' }, 0);
    }

    /// end animation in ///		
    var header_count = $("#header_images > .header_image").size();
    var current_project = 1;
    var header_color = $('.header_image').attr('color');

    $('#aside2').css({ 'background-image': 'none', 'background-color': header_color });


    $('#overlay_bg')
		.click(function (event) {
		    window.location = ($('#header_images > img:nth-child(' + current_project + ')').attr('link'));
		});
    $('#aside2')
		.hover(
		function (event) {
		    $('#header_controls_left').show();
		    $('#header_controls_right').show();
		    if (!$.browser.msie) {
		        $('#header_controls_left').stop().animate({ left: '0px' }, 200, 'easeOutQuad');
		        $('#header_controls_right').stop().animate({ right: '0px' }, 200, 'easeOutQuad');
		    } 
		},
		function (event) {
		    $('#header_controls_left').hide();
		    $('#header_controls_right').hide();
		    if (!$.browser.msie) {
		        $('#header_controls_left').stop().animate({ left: '10px' }, 300, 'easeOutQuad');
		        $('#header_controls_right').stop().animate({ right: '10px' }, 300, 'easeOutQuad');
		    } 
		})

    $('#header_controls_right').click(function (event) { animate_header('right', 0); clearInterval(interval_header); })

    $('#header_controls_left').click(function (event) { animate_header('left', 0); clearInterval(interval_header); })

    document.onkeyup = handleArrowKeys;

    function handleArrowKeys(evt) {
        if (evt.keyCode == 37) { animate_header('left', 0); clearInterval(interval_header); }
        if (evt.keyCode == 39) { animate_header('right', 0); clearInterval(interval_header); }
    }


    function animate_header(direction, project) {
        if (!$.browser.msie) {
            $('#header_images > .header_image:nth-child(' + current_project + ')').stop().animate({ opacity: '0', marginLeft: '-100px', marginTop: '-50px', width: '1210px', height: '590px' }, 250, 'easeInQuad', function () {
                $(this).css({ marginLeft: '0px', marginTop: '0px', width: '960px', height: '468px' })



                if (direction == 'logo') { current_project = project };
                if (direction == 'left') { current_project-- };
                if (direction == 'right') { current_project++ };
                if (current_project > header_count) { current_project = 1 };
                if (current_project < 1) { current_project = header_count };


                var new_color = $('#header_images > .header_image:nth-child(' + current_project + ')').attr('color')
                //$('#aside2').animate({backgroundColor:new_color},80,'easeOutQuart');
                $('#aside2').css({ backgroundColor: new_color });
                $('#header_images > .header_image:nth-child(' + current_project + ')').css({ marginLeft: '100px', marginTop: '50px', width: '760px', height: '340px' });
                $('#header_images > .header_image:nth-child(' + current_project + ')').stop().animate({ opacity: '1', marginLeft: '0', marginTop: '0', width: '960px', height: '468px' }, 250, 'easeOutQuad');
            });
        }
        else {
            $('#header_images > .header_image:nth-child(' + current_project + ')').stop().animate({ opacity: '0' }, 150, 'easeInQuad', function () {

                if (direction == 'logo') { current_project = project };
                if (direction == 'left') { current_project-- };
                if (direction == 'right') { current_project++ };
                if (current_project > header_count) { current_project = 1 };
                if (current_project < 1) { current_project = header_count };

                var new_color = $('#header_images > .header_image:nth-child(' + current_project + ')').attr('color')
                //$('#aside2').animate({backgroundColor: new_color},80,'easeOutQuart');
                $('#aside2').css({ backgroundColor: new_color });
                $('#header_images > .header_image:nth-child(' + current_project + ')').stop().animate({ opacity: '1' }, 150, 'easeInQuad');
            });
        }
    }

    var interval_header = setInterval(timerFunction, 4000);

    function timerFunction() {
        animate_header('right', 0);
    }
}