(function($) {
    $(document).ready(function() { 
		
		
		$('#blog_posts').cycle({ 
			fx:     'fade', 
			speed:  'slow', 
			timeout: 0, 
			cleartype:  true,
			cleartypeNoBg:  true,
			next:   '#next', 
			prev:   '#prev'
		});
    });
})(jQuery);