$(document).ready(function(){ 
		this.timer = null;
		var switchNum = jQuery.url.param('pic');
		if(switchNum == "") {
			var switchNum = 1;
		}

			$items = $('ul.photos').find('> li'),
			switchNumMax = $items.length,
			active = switchNum;
			
			$selec = "ul.photos li:eq("+(active-1)+") a img";
			$($selec).fadeTo(600, 0);
			
			//Store each thumbnail's location
			$("ul.photos li a img").each(function (i) {
    			i = i+1;
    			$(this).data('pos',i);
   			});
			
			//Left Bar mouse-over functionality
			$('ul.photos li a').each(function(event){
				var $initiator = $(this);
				$initiator.css({'background-image' : "url("+$initiator.children('img').attr("src").replace("bw","sm") + ")"})														
				});
			$('ul.photos li a img').mouseenter(function(event){
				if($(this).data('pos')!=active)
				$(this).fadeTo(200, 0);
													});
			$('ul.photos li a img').mouseleave(function(event){
				if($(this).data('pos')!=active)
				$(this).fadeTo(200, 1);
			});
});
