Orientationchange event oddities

gistfile1.js

	var orientation = getOrientation(),
		newOrientation;

	Titanium.Gesture.addEventListener('orientationchange', function(e){
		if (e.orientation == Titanium.UI.PORTRAIT || e.orientation == Titanium.UI.UPSIDE_PORTRAIT){
			newOrientation = 'portrait';
			
		}else if(e.orientation == Titanium.UI.LANDSCAPE_LEFT || e.orientation == Titanium.UI.LANDSCAPE_RIGHT){
			newOrientation = 'landscape';
			
		}
		
		if (newOrientation != orientation) {
			// Every orientation change causes this to fire 5 times!?
			Log.Info('Orientationchange. Was: ' + orientation + ', now: ' + newOrientation);
			orientation = newOrientation;
		};
		
	});