$(function() {

	//apply the class first to the first-child blog_post
	$('#blog > .blog_post:first-child').addClass('first');
	
	//apply the class first to the first-child white_paper
	$('#white_papers > .white_paper:first-child').addClass('first');
	
	//apply the class first to the first-child homepage info preview
	$('#home_columns .whitepaper_entries > .info_preview:first-child').addClass('first');
	
	// hide and show homepage testimonial previews on hover
	var timeOut;
	$("#home #subheader_bar .our_stories a").hover(
		function () {
			if (timeOut) {
				clearTimeout(timeOut);	
			}
			var current = $("#home #subheader_bar .our_stories a").index(this) + 1;
			$("#home .welcome .preview").hide();
			$("#home .welcome .preview").removeClass("selected");
			$("#home .welcome .preview").eq(current).stop(true,true).fadeIn("fast");
			$("#home .welcome .preview").eq(current).addClass("selected");
		},
		function() {
			timeOut = setTimeout(function() {
				$("#home .welcome .preview").hide();
				$("#home .welcome .preview").removeClass("selected");
				$("#home .welcome #base").stop().fadeIn("fast");
				$("#home .welcome #base").addClass("selected");
			}, 5000);
		}
	);
	




});