$(document).ready(function() {
	jQuery('a[rel*=external]').click(function() { 
		window.open(this.href); 
		return false; 
	});
    //preload images
    var pi = [];
    pi[0] = document.createElement('img');
    pi[0].src = '/images/smi_fb.png';
    pi[1] = document.createElement('img');
    pi[1].src = '/images/smi_twi.png';
    pi[2] = document.createElement('img');
    pi[2].src = '/images/smi_rss.png';
});