text: /**
   * jQuery additions
   */
  ;(function($){  
  
    /** 
     * Position the first element in the jQuery list near another element  
     * using absolute positioning. The element should already have the  
     * proper z-Index set. 
     *  
     * @param string align 'bottom' for bottom left, or 'right' for top right, 
     *    'left' for top left, 'top' for above left. 
     */  
    $.fn.makePositioned = function(align, element) {  
      var first = this.eq(0);  
      var pos, height, width, left, top, thisHeight, thisWidth;  
      pos = element.offset();  
      height = element.outerHeight(), width = element.outerWidth();  
      left = pos.left, top = pos.top;  
      thisHeight = first.outerHeight(), thisWidth = first.outerWidth();  
  
      switch (align) {   
        case 'bottom':  
          top += height;  
        break;  
        case 'right':  
          left += width;  
        break;  
        case 'left':  
          left = left - thisWidth;  
        break;  
        case 'top':  
          top = top - thisHeight;  
        break;  
      }  
  
      first.css({   
        top: parseInt(top)+'px',   
        left: parseInt(left)+'px',  
        position: 'absolute'  
      });  
  
      return this;  
    }  
  
  })(jQuery);