$(document).ready(function() {
	lastBlock = $("#a1");
	maxWidth = 275;
	minWidth = 105;	
	
	$("ul.items li a").hover(
		function() {
			$(lastBlock).animate({width: minWidth+"px"}, {queue:false, duration:1000});
			$(this).animate({width: maxWidth+"px"}, {queue:false, duration:1000});
			lastBlock = this;
		},
		function() {
			$(lastBlock).animate({width: minWidth}, {queue:false, duration:1000});
		}
	);
	
	
	$('ul.items li a').hover(function() {
		$(this).addClass(bkgclass);
	}, function() {
		$(this).removeClass(bkgclass);
	});

});