jQuery(function(){
$(".main_image .desc").show(); 
$(".main_image .block").animate({ opacity: 0.65 }, 1 );
$(".image_thumb ul li:first").addClass('active');
$(".image_thumb ul li").click(function () {
$active = $(this);
slideSwitchClick();
})


.hover(function(){ 
$(this).addClass('hover'); 
}, function() {
$(this).removeClass('hover');
});


$(function() {
playSlideshow = setInterval( "slideSwitchTimed()", 5000 );
});
$('.container').click(function() {
clearInterval(playSlideshow);
},
function() {
});
});
function slideSwitchTimed() {
$active = $('.image_thumb ul li.active').next();
if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('.image_thumb ul li:first'); 
slideSwitch();
}
function slideSwitchClick() {
slideSwitch();
}
function slideSwitch() {
var $prev = $('.image_thumb ul li.active');
$prev.removeClass('active');
$active.addClass('active');
var imgAlt = $active.find('img').attr("alt"); 
var imgTitle = $active.find('a').attr("href"); 
var imgDesc = $active.find('.block').html(); 
var imgDescHeight = $(".main_image").find('.block').height(); 
if ($(this).is(".active")) { 
return false; 
} else { $(".main_image img").animate({ opacity: 0}, 250 );
$(".main_image .block").animate({ opacity: 0, marginBottom: -imgDescHeight }, 250 , function() {
$(".main_image .block").html(imgDesc).animate({ opacity: 0.65, marginBottom: "0" }, 250 );
$(".main_image img").attr({ src: imgTitle , alt: imgAlt}).animate({ opacity: 1}, 250 );
});
}
return false;
}