function pulseButtons() {
  $('.pulse').everyTime(10, function(){  
  	$('.pulse').animate({ backgroundColor: "#222222" }, 'slow');
  	$('.pulse').animate({ backgroundColor: "#2255AA" }, 'slow');
  });
}

function stopPulse() {
  $('.pulse').stop(true, true).stopTime();
  $('.pulse').css('background-color', '#222222');
  $('.pulse:hover').css('background-color', '#003366');
}

function loadHoverAbility() {
  $('.pulse').hover(
  	function() {
  		stopPulse();
  	},
  	function() {
  		pulseButtons();
  	}
  )
}