$(document).ready(function() {
	   // generate markup
	   $("#rating").append("Please rate, 1 Poor - 5 for Good: ");
	   for ( var i = 1; i <= 5; i++ )
		 $("#rating").append("<a href='#'>" + i + "</a> ");

	   // add markup to container and apply click handlers to anchors
	   $("#rating a").click(function(e){
		 // stop normal link click
		 e.preventDefault();

		 // send request
		 $.post("rate.php", {rating: $(this).html()}, function(xml) {
		   // format and output result
		   $("#rating").html(
			 "Thanks for rating, current average: " +
			 $("average", xml).text() +
			 ", number of votes: " +
			 $("count", xml).text()
		   );
		 });
	   });
	 });