$(document).ready( function($) {
    $('#slider').cycle({
      fx: 'scrollVert',
      speed: 1000,
      pause: 1,
      timeout: 7000,
      delay: 500,
      prev: '#slider_next',
      next: '#slider_prev'
    });
  });

function clearPreloadPage() { 
  if (document.getElementById){
  document.getElementById('prepage').style.visibility='hidden';
  }else{
    if (document.layers){ //NS4
    document.prepage.visibility = 'hidden';
    }
    else { //IE4
    document.all.prepage.style.visibility = 'hidden';
    }
  }
}