$(document).ready(function () {


    /* INTRO ANIMATION */
    if ($.cookie("visit") == null) {
        $('.grey-out').fadeTo(0, 1);

        $('.intro').fadeTo(0, 0).delay(1000).fadeTo(1000, 1);

        $('.grey-out').delay(3000).fadeTo(1000, 0, function () {
            $(this).remove();
        });
        $.cookie("visit", "true");
    }

    /* SETUP SLIDER */

    $('#slider').slides({
        preload: true,
        preloadImage: '../_images/01_welcome/loading.gif',
        play: 7000,
        pause: 7000,
        slideSpeed: 500
    });

});