$(document).ready(function() {
	// cycle gallery initialize
	$('.slideshow').fadeIn(function(){
		$('.slideshow').cycle({ 
		    fx: 'fade', 
			speed: 1000,
		    timeout: 6000,
			cleartype: true,
			cleartypeNoBg: true
		}); // cycle()
	}); // fadeIn();
	// cycle gallery initialize
	$('#news_ticker .slideshow').fadeIn(function(){
		$('.slideshow').cycle({ 
		    fx: 'fade', 
			speed: 1000,
		    timeout: 10000,
			next: '#next',
			prev: '#prev',
			pause: 1,
			cleartype: true,
			cleartypeNoBg: true
		}); // cycle()
	}); // fadeIn();
}); // ready();