$(document).ready( function(){

	$("#flickr_badge_image1 a").attr("rel","external");
	$("#flickr_badge_image2 a").attr("rel","external");
	$("#flickr_badge_image3 a").attr("rel","external");
	$("#flickr_badge_image4 a").attr("rel","external");

    $('A[rel="external"]').click( function() {
        window.open( $(this).attr('href') );
        return false;
    });
	
	// news ticker
	/*if(typeof $().newsTicker == "function") {
		var options = {
  		newsList: "#toolkits .twitter ul",
 			tickerRate: 40,
 			startDelay: 10,
 			loopDelay: 4000,
 			placeHolder1: " -",
 			placeHolder2: ""
		}
		$().newsTicker(options);
	}*/
});