function onBefore() {
    $(this).children("dd").hide();
}

function onAfter() {
    // $("dd").fadeOut("slow");
    $(this).children("dd").fadeIn("slow");
}
$(document).ready(function() {

    $('#captioned-images').show();
    $('#captioned-images').cycle({
    fx: 'shuffle',
    timeout: 8000,
        easing:'backout',
        after: onAfter,
        before: onBefore
    });
});