jQuery.fn.slideFadeToggle = function(speed, easing, callback) {
   return this.animate({opacity: 'toggle', height: 'toggle'}, speed, easing, callback);  
};

$(document).ready(function() { 

	if($("#pager").length) {
		$('#carousel').cycle({		
	        speed:  800,
	        timeout: 12000,
	        pager:  '#pager',
	        pagerAnchorBuilder: function(idx, slide) {
	            // return sel string for existing anchor
	            return '#pager li:eq(' + (idx) + ') a';
	        }
	
		});
	}
});