jQuery(function () {
        $(".main_image .desc").show(); //Show Banner
        $(".main_image .block").animate({ opacity: 0.65 }, 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 () {
            playSlideshow = setInterval("slideSwitchTimed()", 5000);
        });

        //pauses on hover
        $('.image_thumb ul li').hover(function () {
            clearInterval(playSlideshow);
        },
        function () {
            playSlideshow = setInterval("slideSwitchTimed()", 5000);
        });

        //Toggle Teaser
        $("a.collapse").click(function () {
            $(".main_image .block").slideToggle();
            $("a.collapse").toggleClass("show");
            return false
        });

        return false;

    });

    
    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;
    }