$(document).ready( function () {


  // Orion links -button/menu
  var sites = false;
  var sitesTimeout = false;

  $("#chooseCountry").click( function () {
    if (!sites) {
      $("#countries").slideDown("slow");
      sites = true;
    } else {
      clearTimeout(sitesTimeout); 
      $("#countries").slideUp("slow");
      sites = false;
    }
  });

  $("#countries").hover( 
    function () { clearTimeout(sitesTimeout); },
    function () {
      clearTimeout(sitesTimeout); 
      sitesTimeout = setTimeout(function () { 
        $(this).slideUp("slow");
        sites = false;
      }, 
      2000); 
    }
  );




});