/*
* jquery document initilization method 
* @param $ object the short notation for the jQuery function 
* begining the document.ready function with jQuery instead of $ allows 
* other libraries like prototype to be run in conjunction with jQuery
* 
* @return null
*/
	$(document).ready(function(){
		$('#wtfatwa').cycle({ 
		   	 fx:     'fade',
		   	 speed:  600,
			timeout: 5000,
    			 next:   '#wtfatwa_next', 
   			 prev:   '#wtfatwa_prev' 
		 });
		$('#featured-articles').cycle({ 
		   	 fx:     'fade',
		   	 speed:  600,
			timeout: 5000,
    			 next:   '#featured-articles-next', 
   			 prev:   '#featured-articles-prev'
		 });
		$('#policy_shift').cycle({ 
		   	 fx:     'scrollLeft',
		   	 speed:  600,
			timeout: 5000,
    			 next:   '#policy_next', 
   			 prev:   '#policy_prev' 
		 });
	});