$(function() {
    // set opacity to nill on page load
    $("div#siteContainer a.linkItem span").css("opacity","0");
    // on mouse over
    $("div#siteContainer a.linkItem span").hover(function () {
      // animate opacity to full
      $(this).stop().animate({
        opacity: 1
      }, 500);
    },
    // on mouse out
    function () {
      // animate opacity to nill
      $(this).stop().animate({
        opacity: 0
      }, 500);
    });
  });
$(function() {
    // set opacity to nill on page load
    $("div#siteContainer a.linkItem h1").css("opacity","0");
    // on mouse over
    $("div#siteContainer a.linkItem h1").hover(function () {
      // animate opacity to full
      $(this).stop().animate({
        opacity: 1
      }, 50);
    },
    // on mouse out
    function () {
      // animate opacity to nill
      $(this).stop().animate({
        opacity: 0
      }, 50);
    });
  });