// initialize slideshow (Cycle)
			$(document).ready(function() {
				if ($('#Slides').length > 0) {
					$('#Slides').cycle({ 
						fx: 'growX,scrollVert,zoom,growY,scrollHorz,zoom',
						speed: 1100,
						timeout: 15000, 
						randomizeEffects: false, 
						easing: 'easeOutBack',
						next:   '.slideNext', 
						prev:   '.slidePrev',
						pager:  '#slidePager2',
						cleartypeNoBg: true
					});
				}
			});

function MM_preloadImages() { //v3.0
  var d=document; if(d.images){ if(!d.MM_p) d.MM_p=new Array();
    var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=MM_preloadImages.arguments; for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
    if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0){ d.MM_p[j]=new Image; d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];}}
}