$('#AnnouncementsToSlide').cycle({ 
    fx:     'fade', 
    speed:  'normal', 
    timeout: 5000, 
    pager:  '#announcement_selector' ,
    pause: 1
});

$('#announcement_selector a').mouseover(function() { 
    $('#AnnouncementsToSlide').cycle('pause'); 
});

$('#announcement_selector a').mouseout(function() { 
    $('#AnnouncementsToSlide').cycle('resume'); 
});

$('#announcement_selector').mouseover(function() { 
    $('#AnnouncementsToSlide').cycle('pause'); 
});

$('#announcement_selector').mouseout(function() { 
    $('#AnnouncementsToSlide').cycle('resume'); 
});