$(document).ready(function()
    {
    $('#startNews').bind('click', goToUrl);
    $('#startNews').hover(toggleStartBox, toggleStartBox);

    }
);


function goToUrl(e){
    /* obtain link url from a#start-news-link and go there */
    var url = $('#start-news-link').attr('href');
    window.location = url;
}

function toggleStartBox(e){
    //$('#startNews .corner').toggleClass('active');
    $('#startNews').toggleClass('active');
}