function initializeSlider() {
	//alert(1);
	//alert(jQuery.param(jQuery('#menubar').offset()));
	//alert(1);
	jQuery('#slider').css('visibility','visible');
	//alert(jQuery.param(jQuery('#menubar').offset()));
	//alert(jQuery('#menubar').height());
	//alert(jQuery('#menubar').width());
	//alert(2);
	jQuery("#slider").easySlider({
		controlsShow: true,
		auto: true, 
		continuous: true,
		vertical: true,
		overflow: true,
		pause: 8000, //8 seconds per frame
		numeric: true,
		numericId: "slidercontrols"
	});
};

$j(document).ready(function(){
	initializeSlider();
});