$(function(){

  // preload CSS images
  function preloadImages() {
    if (!document.images) return;
    
    var base = "/w/z/css/";
    var preloadImage = new Image();
    var imageUrl = ["button3.gif", "button2.gif", "button1.gif"];
    for (var i=0,t=imageUrl.length; i<t; ++i) {
      preloadImage.src = base + imageUrl[i];
    }
  };
  
  // open in new Window
  function parseAnchors() {
    $('a[rel~=external]').attr("target", "_blank");
  };
  
  // set video width to 100% in permalinks (news)  
  function parsePermalinkVideos() {
    var vid = $('#permalink object');
    if (vid.attr("type") == "application/x-shockwave-flash") {
      vid.attr("width", "100%");
    }
  };
  
  preloadImages();
  parseAnchors();
  parsePermalinkVideos();
  
});