$(function() { 
	// satisfy the requirement of the Cycle plugin to have at least 2 images in the div    
	$('#banner_slideshow').append('<img src="' + baseURL + 'wp-content/uploads/bannerImages/img1.jpg" width="1300" height="160" class="other_pics" />');
	
	// add slides to slideshow  
    for (var i = 2; i < 15; i++) 
        $('#banner_slideshow').append('<img src="' + baseURL + 'wp-content/uploads/bannerImages/img' + i + '.jpg" width="1300" height="160" class="other_pics" />');
       
	var stack = [];    
	// preload images into an array    
	for (var i = 3; i < 15; i++) {    
	    var img = new Image(1300, 160);   
 	    img.src = baseURL + 'wp-content/uploads/bannerImages/img' + i + '.jpg';    
 	    $(img).bind('load', function() {    
 	        stack.push(this);    
 	    });    
 	}    
 	// call the method to cycle through contents of div    
 	$('#banner_slideshow').cycle({	  delay:   0, 
 	// additional delay for first transition      
 		next:    '#banner_slideshow', 
 	// element to use as click trigger for next slide      
 		speed:   2000,
		pause:   0,     
	// pause slideshow on mouse hover      
		timeout: 7000, 	  
	before: onBefore,	  
	end:    onEnd    });    
	// add images to slideshow    
	function onBefore(curr, next, opts) {   
	    if (opts.addSlide) 
	// <-- important!    
        while(stack.length)    
		    opts.addSlide(stack.pop());    
	};	
	function onEnd() {	
	};
});