jQuery.noConflict();

			/* featured slider */		

			var $featured_area = jQuery('#featured-slider'),

				$feature_thumb = jQuery('#featured-thumbs img'),

				$active_arrow = jQuery('div#active_item');

				ordernum = 1,

				pause_scroll = false,

				$slider_control = jQuery('#featured-thumbs'), //div#featured-thumbs

				$slider_control_tab = $feature_thumb.parent('a');			

			if (!($featured_area.length == 0)) {

				$featured_area.cycle({

					timeout: 0,

					speed: 300,

					cleartypeNoBg: true,

					fx: 'fade'

				});

			};			

			function gonext(this_element){

				$slider_control.find("img.active").removeClass('active');

				this_element.find("img").addClass('active');					

				$active_arrow.animate({"left": this_element.find("img").position().left+55}, "slow");				

				ordernum = this_element.prevAll('a').length+1;

				$featured_area.cycle(ordernum - 1);

			};			

			$slider_control_tab.click(function() {

				clearInterval(interval);

				gonext(jQuery(this));

				return false;

			});
			

			jQuery('a#prevlink, a#nextlink').click(function() {

				clearInterval(interval);
				

				if (jQuery(this).attr("id") === 'nextlink') {							

					auto_number = $slider_control.find("img.active").parent().prevAll('a').length+1;

					if (auto_number === $slider_control_tab.length) auto_number = 0;

				} else {

					auto_number = $slider_control.find("img.active").parent().prevAll('a').length-1;

					if (auto_number === -1) auto_number = $slider_control_tab.length-1;

				};				

				gonext($slider_control_tab.eq(auto_number));

				return false;

			});						


			var auto_number;

			var interval;
		

			$slider_control_tab.bind('autonext', function autonext(){

				if (!pause_scroll) gonext(jQuery(this)); 

				return false;

			});
							interval = setInterval(function () {

					auto_number = $slider_control.find("img.active").parent().prevAll('a').length+1;

					if (auto_number === $slider_control_tab.length) auto_number = 0;

					$slider_control_tab.eq(auto_number).trigger('autonext');

				}, 5000);