function initSliderControl(dir, holder, next, prev, numItems, moveVal, numItemsVisible, modMoveVal)
{	
	//var alumni = document.getElementById("profiles-holder");
	//alumni.innerHTML += '<div id="alumni-next"></div>';
	//alumni.innerHTML += '<div id="alumni-prev"></div>';
	
	//var profiles = document.getElementById("profiles-bound");
	
	//var numItems = profiles.getElementsByTagName("dl");
	
	var btnPrev = $("#" + prev);
	var btnNext = $("#" + next);

	btnPrev.removeAttr('href').css({backgroundImage: "url(/common/images/" + prev + "-dis.gif)", cursor: "default"});
	btnNext.removeAttr('href').css({cursor: "pointer"});
	if (numItems == 1)
	{
		btnNext.css({backgroundImage: "url(/common/images/" + next + "-dis.gif)"}).css({cursor: "default"});
	}

	var currentItem = 0;
	var pos = 0;
	var prevPos = [];
	
	btnNext.click(function()
	{
		if (currentItem < numItems - 1)
		{
			if (modMoveVal)
			{
				var nextItem = $("div", holder);
				
				if (currentItem >= 1)
				{
					prevPos[currentItem] = prevPos[currentItem - 1] - nextItem[currentItem - 1].offsetHeight - 5;
				}
				else
				{
					prevPos[currentItem] = 0;
				}
				
				pos -= nextItem[currentItem + numItemsVisible].offsetHeight + 5;
			}
			else
			{
				pos -= moveVal;
			}
					
			if (dir == "hor")
			{
				$(holder).animate({ left: pos + "px" }, 350);
			}
			else if (dir == "vert")
			{
				$(holder).animate({ top: pos + "px" }, 350);
			}
			currentItem++;
			
			if (checkMaxValue(currentItem, numItems - 1))
			{
				btnNext.css({backgroundImage: "url(/common/images/" + next + "-dis.gif)"}).css({cursor: "default"});
			}
			else
			{
				btnNext.css({backgroundImage: "url(/common/images/" + next + ".gif)"}).css({cursor: "pointer"});
			}
			
			btnPrev.css({backgroundImage: "url(/common/images/" + prev + ".gif)"}).css({cursor: "pointer"});
		}
	});
	
	btnPrev.click(function()
	{
		if (currentItem > 0)
		{
			if (modMoveVal)
			{
				pos = prevPos[currentItem - 1];
			}
			else
			{
				pos += moveVal;
			}
			
			if (dir == "hor")
			{
				$(holder).animate({ left: pos + "px" }, 350);
			}
			else if (dir == "vert")
			{
				$(holder).animate({ top: pos + "px" }, 350);
			}
			currentItem--;
			
			if (checkMinValue(currentItem, 0))
			{
				btnPrev.css({backgroundImage: "url(/common/images/" + prev + "-dis.gif)"}).css({cursor: "default"});
			}
			else
			{
				btnPrev.css({backgroundImage: "url(/common/images/" + prev + ".gif)"}).css({cursor: "pointer"});
			}
			
			btnNext.css({backgroundImage: "url(/common/images/" + next + ".gif)"}).css({cursor: "pointer"});
		}
	});
}