$(function() {
    $('#pause').click(function() { $('#slides').cycle('pause'); return false; });
    $('#play').click(function() { $('#slides').cycle('resume'); return false; });
    
    $('#slideshow').hover(
        function() { $('#controls').fadeIn(); },
        function() { $('#controls').fadeOut(); }
    );
    
    $('#slides').cycle({
        fx:     'fade',
        speed:   1000,
        timeout: 6000,
        next:   '#next',
        prev:   '#prev'
    });
	$('.news-update, .exhibition-update, .conference-update').vTicker({
		speed: 750,
		pause: 6000,
		showItems: 1,
		animation: 'fade',
		mousePause: true,
		height: 0,
		direction: 'up'
	});	
});
// Form Validation