var activeLink;

function linkLoader(thelink) {
	
	var linkrel = $(thelink).attr("rel");
	activeLink = linkrel;
	var imagename = linkrel + "-at";
	var imagenamefull = "url(images/" + imagename + ".jpg) left no-repeat #fff";
	
	var currentatlink = $(".sidebar ul li.at");
	var currentatlinkrel = $(".sidebar ul li.at a").attr("rel");
	var currentatlinkbg = "url(images/" + currentatlinkrel + ".jpg) left no-repeat";
	
	$(currentatlink).attr("class", "");
	$(currentatlink).css("background", currentatlinkbg)
	$(currentatlink).animate( { opacity : "0.7" }, 500);
	
	$(thelink).parent().attr("class", "at");
	$(thelink).parent().css("background", imagenamefull);
	$(thelink).parent().animate( { opacity : "1.0" }, 500);
	
	// SET THE APPROPRIATE TEXT BLOB TO VISIBLE
	var activeBlob = $("#" + activeLink);
	$(".rightbar:not(activeBlob)").hide();
	$("#" + activeLink).fadeIn("slow");
	
	return false;
	
}

function addListeners() {
	$(".sidebar ul li a").bind("click keyup", function() { return linkLoader(this); });
}

$(document).ready(addListeners);