// stops the slideshow completely
function startSlideshow() {
    $('[id ^=slideshowState]').each(function () { $(this).addClass("visible"); });
    $('[id ^=newsSlideshowState]').each(function () { $(this).addClass("visible"); });

    $('#slideshowContent').cycle({
        timeout: 7000,
        fx: 'fade',
        speed: 500,
        pager: '#slideshowNav',
        pagerAnchorBuilder: function (idx, slide) {
            return '<li><a href="#">' + '' + '</a></li>'
        }
    });

    $('#newsSlideshowContent').cycle({
        timeout: 7000,
        delay: -1000,
        speed: 500,
        fx: 'scrollRight',
        pager: '#newsSlideshowNav',
        pagerAnchorBuilder: function (idx, slide) {
            return '<li><a href="#">' + '' + '</a></li>'
        }
    });
}