$(document).ready(function() {
    $('a[href^="http://"]')
        .attr("target", "_blank");
    });
$(document).ready(function() {
    $('.rotator').cycle({
        fx: 'fade',
        speed: '2000',
        timeout: 8000
    });
     $('.rotator2').cycle({
        fx: 'fade',
        speed: '2000',
        prev:   '#prev2',
        next:   '#next2',
        timeout: 8000
    });
});


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;
}