$(document).ready(function(){
    /* code to run homepage featured slideshow and news scroller */ 
    $('#featured-events').cycle({
	fx: 'fade',
	delay: 2000,
	speed: 900,
	cleartype: 1,
	slideExpr: 'li',
	pause: 'true',
	pager: '#featuredNav',
	pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide){
	    return '<li><a href="#">&middot;</a></li>';
	},
	pauseOnPagerHover: 'true'
    });    
});