j(function () {
        j('#menu_buttons').each(function () {
            var distance = -15;
            var time = 250;
            var hideDelay = 500;

            var hideDelayTimer = null;

            var beingShown = false;
            var shown = false;
            var trigger = j('#aboutus_button', this);
            var info = j('#aboutus_menu', this).css('opacity', 0);


            j([trigger.get(0), info.get(0)]).mouseover(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                if (beingShown || shown) {
                    // don't trigger the animation again
                    return;
                } else {
                    // reset position of info box
                    beingShown = true;

                    info.css({
                        top: 20,
                        left: 0,
                        display: 'block'
                    }).animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: .9
                    }, time, 'swing', function() {
                        beingShown = false;
                        shown = true;
                    });
                }

                return false;
            }).mouseout(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                hideDelayTimer = setTimeout(function () {
                    hideDelayTimer = null;
                    info.animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: 0
                    }, time, 'swing', function () {
                        shown = false;
                        info.css('display', 'none');
                    });

                }, hideDelay);

                return false;
            });
        });
    });


j(function () {
        j('#menu_buttons').each(function () {
            var distance = -15;
            var time = 250;
            var hideDelay = 500;

            var hideDelayTimer = null;

            var beingShown = false;
            var shown = false;
            var trigger = j('#staff_button', this);
            var info = j('#staff_menu', this).css('opacity', 0);


            j([trigger.get(0), info.get(0)]).mouseover(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                if (beingShown || shown) {
                    // don't trigger the animation again
                    return;
                } else {
                    // reset position of info box
                    beingShown = true;

                    info.css({
                        top: 20,
                        left: 0,
                        display: 'block'
                    }).animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: .9
                    }, time, 'swing', function() {
                        beingShown = false;
                        shown = true;
                    });
                }

                return false;
            }).mouseout(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                hideDelayTimer = setTimeout(function () {
                    hideDelayTimer = null;
                    info.animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: 0
                    }, time, 'swing', function () {
                        shown = false;
                        info.css('display', 'none');
                    });

                }, hideDelay);

                return false;
            });
        });
    });

    j(function () {
        j('#menu_buttons').each(function () {
            var distance = -15;
            var time = 250;
            var hideDelay = 500;

            var hideDelayTimer = null;

            var beingShown = false;
            var shown = false;
            var trigger = j('#students_button', this);
            var info = j('#students_menu', this).css('opacity', 0);


            j([trigger.get(0), info.get(0)]).mouseover(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                if (beingShown || shown) {
                    // don't trigger the animation again
                    return;
                } else {
                    // reset position of info box
                    beingShown = true;

                    info.css({
                        top: 20,
                        left: 0,
                        display: 'block'
                    }).animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: .9
                    }, time, 'swing', function() {
                        beingShown = false;
                        shown = true;
                    });
                }

                return false;
            }).mouseout(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                hideDelayTimer = setTimeout(function () {
                    hideDelayTimer = null;
                    info.animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: 0
                    }, time, 'swing', function () {
                        shown = false;
                        info.css('display', 'none');
                    });

                }, hideDelay);

                return false;
            });
        });
    });

    j(function () {
        j('#menu_buttons').each(function () {
            var distance = -15;
            var time = 250;
            var hideDelay = 500;

            var hideDelayTimer = null;

            var beingShown = false;
            var shown = false;
            var trigger = j('#parents_button', this);
            var info = j('#parents_menu', this).css('opacity', 0);


            j([trigger.get(0), info.get(0)]).mouseover(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                if (beingShown || shown) {
                    // don't trigger the animation again
                    return;
                } else {
                    // reset position of info box
                    beingShown = true;

                    info.css({
                        top: 20,
                        left: 0,
                        display: 'block'
                    }).animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: .9
                    }, time, 'swing', function() {
                        beingShown = false;
                        shown = true;
                    });
                }

                return false;
            }).mouseout(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                hideDelayTimer = setTimeout(function () {
                    hideDelayTimer = null;
                    info.animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: 0
                    }, time, 'swing', function () {
                        shown = false;
                        info.css('display', 'none');
                    });

                }, hideDelay);

                return false;
            });
        });
    });

    j(function () {
        j('#menu_buttons').each(function () {
            var distance = -15;
            var time = 250;
            var hideDelay = 500;

            var hideDelayTimer = null;

            var beingShown = false;
            var shown = false;
            var trigger = j('#community_button', this);
            var info = j('#community_menu', this).css('opacity', 0);


            j([trigger.get(0), info.get(0)]).mouseover(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                if (beingShown || shown) {
                    // don't trigger the animation again
                    return;
                } else {
                    // reset position of info box
                    beingShown = true;

                    info.css({
                        top: 20,
                        left: 0,
                        display: 'block'
                    }).animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: .9
                    }, time, 'swing', function() {
                        beingShown = false;
                        shown = true;
                    });
                }

                return false;
            }).mouseout(function () {
                if (hideDelayTimer) clearTimeout(hideDelayTimer);
                hideDelayTimer = setTimeout(function () {
                    hideDelayTimer = null;
                    info.animate({
                        top: '-=' + distance + 'px',
                        opacity: 0
                    }, time, 'swing', function () {
                        shown = false;
                        info.css('display', 'none');
                    });

                }, hideDelay);

                return false;
            });
        });
    });