$.fn.nivoSlider.defaults = {
effect: 'random',
slices: 15,
boxCols: 8,
boxRows: 4,
animSpeed: 500,
pauseTime: 3000,
startSlide: 0,
directionNav: true,
controlNav: true,
controlNavThumbs: false,
pauseOnHover: true,
manualAdvance: false,
prevText: 'Prev',
nextText: 'Next',
randomStart: false,
beforeChange: function(){},
afterChange: function(){},
slideshowEnd: function(){},
lastSlide: function(){},
afterLoad: function(){}
};