$(document).ready(function() {
    $('a[href^="http://"]')
        .attr("target", "_blank");
});
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.rotator2').cycle({
        fx: 'fade',
        speed: '2000',
        timeout: 8000
    });
    $('.rotator3').cycle({
        fx: 'fade',
        speed: '2000',
        timeout: 6000
    });    
});


function _utf8_encode(string) {
    string = string.replace(/\r\n/g, "\n");
    var utftext = "";

    for (var n = 0; n < string.length; n++) {

        var c = string.charCodeAt(n);

        if (c < 128) {
            utftext += String.fromCharCode(c);
        }
        else if ((c > 127) && (c < 2048)) {
            utftext += String.fromCharCode((c >> 6) | 192);
            utftext += String.fromCharCode((c & 63) | 128);
        }
        else {
            utftext += String.fromCharCode((c >> 12) | 224);
            utftext += String.fromCharCode(((c >> 6) & 63) | 128);
            utftext += String.fromCharCode((c & 63) | 128);
        }

    }

    return utftext;
}