$(document).ready(function()  
{  
    slide("#sliding-navigation", 15, 4, 150, .8);  
}); 

function slide(navigation_id, pad_out, pad_in, time, multiplier)  
{  
    // creates the target paths  
    var list_elements = navigation_id + " li.sliding-element";  
    var link_elements = list_elements + " a";  
      
    // initiates the timer used for the sliding animation  
    var timer = 0;  
      
    // creates the slide animation for all list elements   
    $(list_elements).each(function(i)  
    {  
        // margin left = - ([width of element] + [total vertical padding of element])  
        $(this).css("margin-top","0px");  
        // updates timer  
        timer = (timer*multiplier + time);  
        $(this).animate({ marginTop: "0" }, timer);  
        $(this).animate({ marginTop: "0" }, timer);  
        $(this).animate({ marginTop: "0" }, timer);  
    });  
  
    // creates the hover-slide effect for all link elements           
    $(link_elements).each(function(i)  
    {  
        $(this).hover(  
        function()  
        {  
            $(this).animate({ paddingTop: pad_out }, 150);  
        },        
        function()  
        {  
            $(this).animate({ paddingTop: pad_in }, 150);  
        });  
    });  
}