$(document).ready(function(){
    lastBlock = $("#a1");
    maxWidth = 275;
    minWidth = 105;	

    $("ul.items li a").hover(
      function(){
        $(lastBlock).animate({width: minWidth+"px"}, { queue:false, duration:400 });
	$(this).animate({width: maxWidth+"px"}, { queue:false, duration:400});
	lastBlock = this;
      },
	  function(){
        $(lastBlock).animate({width: minWidth}, { queue:false, duration:400 });
	
      }
    );
	
	
    $('ul.items li a').hover(function() {
    $(this).addClass('bkgblue');
    }, function() {
    $(this).removeClass('bkgblue');
    });

});