$(function() {
   $('#slideshow')
  	.cycle({
	fx:'fade',
	speed:2000, // defines the number of milliseconds it will take to transition from one slide to the next.
	timeout:7500, // specifies how many milliseconds will elapse between the start of each transition
	pause:1, // so that pauses when user hovers over a slide
//	delay:1000, // set a delay before 1st slide starts transitioning
        cleartype: 1,
        cleartypeNoBg: true
    });
});