jQuery.noConflict();

jQuery(document).ready(function(){
         
    // MAIN KICKER
    jQuery('#main-kicker ul').before('<div id="main-kicker-nav-holder"><div id="main-kicker-nav-position"><a href="#" id="main-kicker-prev">&nbsp;</a><ul id="main-kicker-nav"></ul><a href="#" id="main-kicker-next">&nbsp;</a></div></div>').cycle({
        fx: 'fade', 
        timeout: 7000,
        speed:  3000,
        prev: '#main-kicker-prev',
        next: '#main-kicker-next',
        pager: '#main-kicker-nav',
        // callback fn that creates a thumbnail to use as pager anchor 
            pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) { 
                return '<li><a href="#">&nbsp;</a></li>'; 
            }
    });
    
    var el = document.getElementById('main-kicker-nav-position');
    if(el) document.getElementById('main-kicker-nav-position').style.width=(jQuery("#main-kicker-nav").width()+32)+'px'; 
    
    jQuery('#main-kicker #main-kicker-nav li a').css({opacity:0.7});


    // NEWS
    jQuery('#news-list').cycle({
        fx: 'fade',
        timeout: 7000,
        speed:  3000,
    });
                                                        
});