currentPosition = 0;
currentDirection = 'up';
var picksTimer;

function slideThumbsRight(resume) {
	if (currentPosition < 5) {
		$('#featureSlider').animate({
			left: -179 * (currentPosition + 1)
		}, 700, function() {
			//finished
		});	
		currentPosition++;
	}
	if (resume) {
		resumePicksTimer();
	}
}

function slideThumbsLeft(resume) {
	if (currentPosition > 0) {
		$('#featureSlider').animate({
			left: -179 * (currentPosition - 1)
		}, 700, function() {
			//finished
		});	
		currentPosition--;
	}
	if (resume) {
		resumePicksTimer();
	}
}

function slideThumbsToOrigin(resume) {
	if (currentPosition > 0) {
		$('#featureSlider').animate({
			left: 0
		}, 1500, function() {
			//finished
		});	
		currentPosition = 0;
	}
	if (resume) {
		resumePicksTimer();
	}
}


function pausePicksTimer() {
	clearTimeout(picksTimer);
}

function resumePicksTimer() {
	if (currentPosition < 5) {
		picksTimer = setTimeout('slideThumbsRight(true)', 5000);
	}
	else {
		picksTimer = setTimeout('slideThumbsToOrigin(true)', 5000);
	}
}

resumePicksTimer();