$(document).ready(function() {
    $('#slideshow-home-splash').cycle({
		fx:           'fade',
    speed:         5500,
    cleartype:     $.support.opacity,
		random:        1, 
	});
});
//for hover effect on anchors
$(document).ready(function(){
$("a").hover(function(){
$(this).fadeTo("slow", 0.5);
$(this).fadeTo("slow", 1.0);
$(this).fadeTo("slow", 0.5); // This should set the opacity to 50% on hover
},function(){
$(this).fadeTo("slow", 1.0); // This should set the opacity back to 100% on mouseout
});
});