var theInt = null;
    var $crosslink, $navthumb;
    var curclicked = 0;
    
    theInterval = function(cur){
        clearInterval(theInt);
        
        if( typeof cur != 'undefined' )
            curclicked = cur;
        
        $crosslink.removeClass("active-thumb");
        $navthumb.eq(curclicked).parent().addClass("active-thumb");
            $(".stripNav ul li a").eq(curclicked).trigger('click');
        
        theInt = setInterval(function(){
            $crosslink.removeClass("active-thumb");
            $navthumb.eq(curclicked).parent().addClass("active-thumb");
            $(".stripNav ul li a").eq(curclicked).trigger('click');
            curclicked++;
            if( 8 == curclicked ) // number of slides
                curclicked = 0;
            
        }, 9000); // duration of pause
    };
    
    $(function(){
        
        $("#main-photo-slider").codaSlider();
        
        $navthumb = $(".nav-thumb");
        $crosslink = $(".cross-link");
        
        $navthumb
        .click(function() {
            var $this = $(this);
            theInterval($this.parent().attr('href').slice(1) - 1);
            return false;
        });
        
        theInterval();
    });