$(document).ready(function(){
	
	if($("#background").length==1) {
		var $this = $("#background");
		var src = $this.css("background-image");
		$('<img />').attr('src',src.replace('url("','').replace('")','')).bind('load',function(e){ $this.fadeIn("slow"); });
	}
	
	// news links
	$("#news li a").click(function(){ window.open( $(this).attr("href") ); return false; });

});