jQuery(function(){

$(".main_image .desc").show(); //Show Banner
	$(".main_image .block").animate({ opacity: 1.00 }, 1 ); //Set Opacity

$(".image_thumb ul li:first").addClass('active'); //Add the active class (highlights the very first list item by default)

//runs function on click
$(".image_thumb ul li").click(function () {
$active = $(this);
slideSwitchClick();
})
.hover(function(){ //Hover effects on list-item
$(this).addClass('hover'); //Add class “hover" on hover
}, function() {
$(this).removeClass('hover'); //Remove class “hover" on hover out
});

//runs function, set timer here
$(function() {
setInterval( 'slideSwitchTimed()', 10000 );
});

});

function slideSwitchTimed() {
$active = $('.image_thumb ul li.active').next();
if ( $active.length == 0 ) $active = $('.image_thumb ul li:first'); //goes back to start when finishes
slideSwitch();
}

function slideSwitchClick() {
slideSwitch();
}

function slideSwitch() {
var $prev = $('.image_thumb ul li.active');

//Show active list-item
$prev.removeClass('active');
$active.addClass('active');

//Set Variables
var imgAlt = $active.find('img').attr("alt"); //Get Alt Tag of Image
var imgTitle = $active.find('a').attr("href"); //Get Main Image URL
var imgDesc = $active.find('.block').html(); //Get HTML of the “block" container
var imgDescHeight = $(".main_image").find('.block').height(); //Find the height of the “block"

if ($(this).is(".active")) { //If the list item is active/selected, then…
return false; // Don't click through – Prevents repetitive animations on active/selected list-item
} else { //If not active then…
//Animate the Description
$(".main_image img").animate({ opacity: 0}, 250 );
$(".main_image .block").animate({ opacity: 0, marginBottom: -imgDescHeight }, 250 , function() {
$(".main_image .block").html(imgDesc).animate({ opacity: 0.85, marginBottom: "0" }, 250 );
$(".main_image img").attr({ src: imgTitle , alt: imgAlt}).animate({ opacity: 1}, 250 );
});
}
return false;
}