$(document).ready(function() {
//Show the paging and activate its first link
$(".slider_paging").show();
$(".slider_paging a:first").addClass("active");

//Get size of the image, how many images there are, then determin the size of the image reel.
var imagewidth = $(".slider_window").width();
var imageSum = $(".slider_image_reel img").size();
var imageReelwidth = imagewidth * imageSum;

//Adjust the image reel to its new size
$(".slider_image_reel").css({'width' : imageReelwidth});

//Paging  and Slider Function
rotate = function(){
var triggerID = $active.attr("rel") - 1; //Get number of times to slide
var image_reelPosition = triggerID * imagewidth; //Determines the distance the image reel needs to slide

$(".slider_paging a").removeClass('active'); //Remove all active class
$active.addClass('active'); //Add active class (the $active is declared in the rotateSwitch function)

//Slider Animation
$(".slider_image_reel").fadeOut(250);
$(".slider_image_reel").animate({ left: -image_reelPosition }, 0 );
$(".slider_image_reel").fadeIn(250);

}; 



//Rotation  and Timing Event
rotateSwitch = function(){
play = setInterval(function(){ //Set timer - this will repeat itself every 7 seconds
    $active = $('.slider_paging a.active').next(); //Move to the next paging
    if ( $active.length === 0) { //If paging reaches the end...
        $active = $('.slider_paging a:first'); //go back to first
    }
    rotate(); //Trigger the paging and slider function
}, 7000); //Timer speed in milliseconds (7 seconds)
};

rotateSwitch(); //Run function on launch
//On Hover
$(".slider_image_reel a").hover(function() {
clearInterval(play); //Stop the rotation
}, function() {
rotateSwitch(); //Resume rotation timer
});	

//On Click
$(".slider_paging a").click(function() {
$active = $(this); //Activate the clicked paging
//Reset Timer
clearInterval(play); //Stop the rotation
rotate(); //Trigger rotation immediately
rotateSwitch(); // Resume rotation timer
return false; //Prevent browser jump to link anchor
});






});