diff --git a/demos/functional/index.html b/demos/functional/index.html
index 950dac84e..746148c1d 100644
--- a/demos/functional/index.html
+++ b/demos/functional/index.html
@@ -155,6 +155,21 @@
 							</ul>
 					</div>
 
+					<br style="clear:both;">
+				</div>
+				<div class="section" style="border:0;">
+					<p class="side-menu-title">
+						Effects
+					</p>
+					<div id="links" class="normal">
+
+						  <ul class="component-links">
+								<li><a href="#ui.effects.easing" title="Goto Easing Effect's Component Page">Easing</a></li>
+								<li><a href="#ui.effects.general" title="Goto General Effect's Component Page">General</a></li>
+								<li><a href="#ui.effects.showhide" title="Goto Show/Hide Effect's Component Page">Show/Hide</a></li>
+							</ul>
+					</div>
+
 					<br style="clear:both;">
 				</div>
 			</td>
diff --git a/demos/functional/templates/ui.effects.easing.html b/demos/functional/templates/ui.effects.easing.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc09272f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/functional/templates/ui.effects.easing.html
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<script type="text/javascript">
+
+	var model = {
+
+		renderAt: '#containerDemo',
+
+		title: 'Easing Effects',
+
+		demos: [
+
+			{
+				title: 'Easings',
+				desc: 'Easing is acceleration, a change in speed. Easings control how an animation progresses over time.<br/>' +
+					'An ease-in starts slow and then speeds up.<br/>' +
+					'An ease-out starts fast and then slows to a stop.<br/>' +
+					'An ease-in-out combines the two so that the first half is an ease-in and the second half is an ease-out.',
+				html: '<button id="doBounce">Bounce</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div><img id="bounce" src="templates/images/puppy.jpg"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doBounce").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Linear easing',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "linear", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Swing easing',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "swing", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Quadratic ease in',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInQuad", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Quadratic ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutQuad", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Quadratic ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutQuad", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Cubic ease in',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInCubic", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Cubic ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutCubic", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Cubic ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutCubic", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Quartic ease in',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInQuart", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Quartic ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutQuart", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Quartic ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutQuart", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Quintic ease in',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInQuint", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Quintic ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutQuint", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Quintic ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutQuint", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Sinusoidal ease in',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInSine", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Sinusoidal ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutSine", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Sinusoidal ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutSine", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Exponential ease in',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInExpo", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Exponential ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutExpo", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Exponential ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutExpo", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Circular ease in',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInCirc", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Circular ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutCirc", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Circular ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutCirc", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Elastic ease in (decaying sine wave)',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInElastic", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Elastic ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutElastic", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Elastic ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutElastic", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Back ease in (overshooting cubic)',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInBack", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Back ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutBack", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Back ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutBack", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce ease in (decaying parabolic)',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInBounce", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce ease out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeOutBounce", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce ease in out',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {easing: "easeInOutBounce", times: 1}, 2000); });' },
+				]
+			}
+			
+		]
+
+	};
+
+	$(function(){
+
+		uiRenderDemo(model);
+
+	});
+
+</script>
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diff --git a/demos/functional/templates/ui.effects.general.html b/demos/functional/templates/ui.effects.general.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f6032d7c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/functional/templates/ui.effects.general.html
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<script type="text/javascript">
+
+	var model = {
+
+		renderAt: '#containerDemo',
+
+		title: 'General Effects',
+
+		demos: [
+
+			{
+				title: 'Bounce',
+				desc: 'Bounce an element from its original location. The default settings are {times: 5, direction: "up", distance: 20}.',
+				html: '<button id="doBounce">Bounce</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="bounce" src="templates/images/P1010036.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doBounce").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Bounce defaults',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {}, 500); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce three times',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {times: 3}, 500); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce once',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {times: 1}, 500); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce down',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {direction: "down"}); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce left',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {direction: "left"}); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce right',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {direction: "right"}); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce to height 50',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").effect("bounce", {distance: 50}); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Bounce and show/hide',	source: '$("#doBounce").click(function() { $("#bounce").toggle("bounce", {times: 3}, 500); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Highlight',
+				desc: 'Highlight an element by fading its background color from another color back to its original.',
+				html: '<button id="doHighlight">Highlight</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div id="highlight" style="width: 144px; height: 108px; background-color: #ccffff; text-align: center;"><br/><br/>\n' +
+					'This is an important announcement!</div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doHighlight").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Highlight defaults (yellow)',	source: '$("#doHighlight").click(function() { $("#highlight").effect("highlight", {}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Highlight to red',	source: '$("#doHighlight").click(function() { $("#highlight").effect("highlight", {color: "red"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Highlight to black',	source: '$("#doHighlight").click(function() { $("#highlight").effect("highlight", {color: "#000000"}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Pulsate',
+				desc: 'Pulsate an element by changing its opacity.',
+				html: '<button id="doPulsate">Pulsate</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="pulsate" src="templates/images/P1010061.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doPulsate").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Pulsate defaults (5 times)',	source: '$("#doPulsate").click(function() { $("#pulsate").effect("pulsate", {}, 500); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Pulsate 3 times',	source: '$("#doPulsate").click(function() { $("#pulsate").effect("pulsate", {times: 3}, 500); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Pulsate once',	source: '$("#doPulsate").click(function() { $("#pulsate").effect("pulsate", {times: 1}, 1000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Pulsate 3 times and show/hide',	source: '$("#doPulsate").click(function() { $("#pulsate").toggle("pulsate", {times: 3}, 500); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Scale',
+				desc: 'Change the size of an element.',
+				html: '<button id="doScale">Scale</button> \n' +
+					'<button onclick="$(\'#scale\').css({width: 144, height: 108});">Reset</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="scale" src="templates/images/P1010063.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doScale").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Scale to 0%',	source: '$("#doScale").click(function() { $("#scale").effect("scale", {percent: 0}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Scale to 50%',	source: '$("#doScale").click(function() { $("#scale").effect("scale", {percent: 50}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Scale to 200%',	source: '$("#doScale").click(function() { $("#scale").effect("scale", {percent: 200}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Scale vertically only',	source: '$("#doScale").click(function() { $("#scale").effect("scale", {direction: "vertical", percent: 150}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Scale horizontally only',	source: '$("#doScale").click(function() { $("#scale").effect("scale", {direction: "horizontal", percent: 150}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Scale from middle-center',	source: '$("#doScale").click(function() { $("#scale").effect("scale", {origin: ["middle", "center"], percent: 150}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Scale from bottom-right',	source: '$("#doScale").click(function() { $("#scale").effect("scale", {origin: ["bottom", "right"], percent: 50}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Shake',
+				desc: 'Shake an element around.',
+				html: '<button id="doShake">Shake</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="shake" src="templates/images/P1010039.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doShake").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Shake defaults',	source: '$("#doShake").click(function() { $("#shake").effect("shake", {}, 300); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Shake 5 times',	source: '$("#doShake").click(function() { $("#shake").effect("shake", {times: 5}, 250); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Shake right',	source: '$("#doShake").click(function() { $("#shake").effect("shake", {direction: "right"}, 250); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Shake up',	source: '$("#doShake").click(function() { $("#shake").effect("shake", {direction: "up"}, 250); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Shake down',	source: '$("#doShake").click(function() { $("#shake").effect("shake", {direction: "down"}, 250); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Shake by 50px',	source: '$("#doShake").click(function() { $("#shake").effect("shake", {distance: 50}, 250); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Transfer',
+				desc: 'Transfer the outline of one element to another.',
+				html: '<button id="doTransfer">Transfer</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="transfer" src="templates/images/P1010044.JPG"/></div>\n' +
+					'<div id="target" style="margin: 20px 0px 0px 36px; width: 72px; height: 54px; border: 1px solid black;"></div>\n' +
+					'<style type="text/css">\n' +
+					'.ui-effects-transfer { border: 1px solid maroon; }\n' +
+					'.transferring { background-color: red; opacity: 0.5; }\n' +
+					'</style>',
+				destroy: '$("#doTransfer").unbind(); $("#target").removeClass("transferred");',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Transfer default',	source: '$("#doTransfer").click(function() { $("#transfer").effect("transfer", {to: "#target"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Transfer with extra class',	source: '$("#doTransfer").click(function() { $("#transfer").effect("transfer", {to: "#target", className: "transferring"}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			}
+			
+		]
+
+	};
+
+	$(function(){
+
+		uiRenderDemo(model);
+
+	});
+
+</script>
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diff --git a/demos/functional/templates/ui.effects.showhide.html b/demos/functional/templates/ui.effects.showhide.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e7f3c187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/functional/templates/ui.effects.showhide.html
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+<script type="text/javascript">
+
+	var model = {
+
+		renderAt: '#containerDemo',
+
+		title: 'Show/Hide Effects',
+
+		demos: [
+
+			{
+				title: 'Blind',
+				desc: 'Gradually show or hide an element.',
+				html: '<button id="doBlind">Toggle</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="blind" src="templates/images/P1010020.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doBlind").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Vertical blind',	source: '$("#doBlind").click(function() { $("#blind").toggle("blind", {direction: "vertical"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Horizontal blind',	source: '$("#doBlind").click(function() { $("#blind").toggle("blind", {direction: "horizontal"}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Clip',
+				desc: 'Gradually show or hide an element by expanding from or to the center.',
+				html: '<button id="doClip">Toggle</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="clip" src="templates/images/P1010039.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doClip").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Vertical clip',	source: '$("#doClip").click(function() { $("#clip").toggle("clip", {direction: "vertical"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Horizontal clip',	source: '$("#doClip").click(function() { $("#clip").toggle("clip", {direction: "horizontal"}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Drop',
+				desc: 'Gradually show or hide an element by dropping it to one side and fading it.',
+				html: '<button id="doDrop">Toggle</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="drop" src="templates/images/P1010044.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doDrop").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Drop left',	source: '$("#doDrop").click(function() { $("#drop").toggle("drop", {direction: "left"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Drop right',	source: '$("#doDrop").click(function() { $("#drop").toggle("drop", {direction: "right"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Drop up',	source: '$("#doDrop").click(function() { $("#drop").toggle("drop", {direction: "up"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Drop down',	source: '$("#doDrop").click(function() { $("#drop").toggle("drop", {direction: "down"}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Explode',
+				desc: 'Break an element into pieces and explode them away, or reassemble an element from pieces.',
+				html: '<button id="doExplode">Toggle</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="explode" src="templates/images/P1010050.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doExplode").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Explode defaults (9 pieces)',	source: '$("#doExplode").click(function() { $("#explode").toggle("explode", {}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Explode into 4 pieces',	source: '$("#doExplode").click(function() { $("#explode").toggle("explode", {pieces: 4}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Explode into 25 pieces',	source: '$("#doExplode").click(function() { $("#explode").toggle("explode", {pieces: 25}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Fold',
+				desc: 'Reduce or enlarge an element partially in one direction and then fully in the other direction.',
+				html: '<button id="doFold">Toggle</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="fold" src="templates/images/P1010055.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doFold").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Fold defaults (to size 15)',	source: '$("#doFold").click(function() { $("#fold").toggle("fold", {}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Fold to 30',	source: '$("#doFold").click(function() { $("#fold").toggle("fold", {size: 30}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Fold in half (50%)',	source: '$("#doFold").click(function() { $("#fold").toggle("fold", {size: "50%"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Fold horizontally first',	source: '$("#doFold").click(function() { $("#fold").toggle("fold", {size: 30, horizFirst: true}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Fold in half horizontally first',	source: '$("#doFold").click(function() { $("#fold").toggle("fold", {size: "50%", horizFirst: true}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Puff',
+				desc: 'Scale an element up and fade out, or scale it down and fade in.',
+				html: '<button id="doPuff">Toggle</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="puff" src="templates/images/P1010058.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doPuff").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Puff defaults (scale to 150%)',	source: '$("#doPuff").click(function() { $("#puff").toggle("puff", {}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Puff to 200%',	source: '$("#doPuff").click(function() { $("#puff").toggle("puff", {percent: 200}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			},
+
+			{
+				title: 'Slide',
+				desc: 'Slide an element out of or into the viewport.',
+				html: '<button id="doSlide">Toggle</button><br/>\n' +
+					'<div style="height: 108px;"><img id="slide" src="templates/images/P1010059.JPG"/></div>',
+				destroy: '$("#doSlide").unbind();',
+
+				options: [
+					{	desc: 'Slide left',	source: '$("#doSlide").click(function() { $("#slide").toggle("slide", {direction: "left"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Slide right',	source: '$("#doSlide").click(function() { $("#slide").toggle("slide", {direction: "right"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Slide up',	source: '$("#doSlide").click(function() { $("#slide").toggle("slide", {direction: "up"}, 2000); });' },
+					{	desc: 'Slide down',	source: '$("#doSlide").click(function() { $("#slide").toggle("slide", {direction: "down"}, 2000); });' }
+				]
+			}
+			
+		]
+
+	};
+
+	$(function(){
+
+		uiRenderDemo(model);
+
+	});
+
+</script>
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