<script type="text/javascript">
		// Check if first slider image is loaded, and load flexslider on document ready
		jQuery(document).ready(function(){
		 var firstImage = jQuery('#flexslider-featured').find('img').filter(':first'),
			checkforloaded = setInterval(function() {
				var image = firstImage.get(0);
				if (image.complete || image.readyState == 'complete' || image.readyState == 4) {
					clearInterval(checkforloaded);

					jQuery('#flexslider-featured').flexslider({
						animation: "slide",
						useCSS: false, // Fix iPad flickering issue
						slideshow: false,
						directionNav: true,
						controlNav: true,
						pauseOnHover: true,
						slideshowSpeed: 7000,
						animationSpeed: 400,
						smoothHeight: true,
						touch: false
					});

				}
			}, 20);
		});
	</script>