$(document).ready(function() {
    $('<a href="#" id="prev">&laquo;</a><a href="#" id="next">&raquo;</a>').insertAfter('.slideshow');
    $('.slideshow').cycle({
		fx: 'fade', // choose your transition type, ex: fade, scrollUp, shuffle, etc...
	 	speed:  'fast', 
	    timeout: 2500, 
	    next:   '#next2', 
	    prev:   '#prev2'
	});
});