$j(function(){

  // FEATURE AREA SLIDESHOW
  $j('#featured-slideshow').cycle({ fx: 'fade', random: 1, }); 
  $j('.nav a').bind('click',function(){
    $j('#featured-slideshow').cycle('pause'); // pause slideshow
    $j('#featured-story-01, #featured-story-02, #featured-story-03, #featured-story-04, #featured-story-05').fadeOut();
    var showdiv = $j(this).attr('href');
    $j(showdiv).css({'display' : 'block','opacity' : '1'});
    return false;
  })
  
})