Flickr Next Page Prefetch

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Script Summary:
Prefetches the "Next" page in Flickr to browse photos seamlessly. Idea from "Flickr Photo Prefetch" http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/6883
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features:
1. Works for any page that has a "Next" link in flickr
2. Navigating to the Next page without re-rendering the whole page (when "Next" becomes pink)

v0.8: fix for ff3. this version should still work in ff2, not tested.

NOTICE: If you installed this script, you don't have to install "Flickr Photo Prefetch". Its functionality is included in this script.

planning feature: integrate with browser's history

history:
v0.7: "seamless browsing" is now available as long as next page's structure is prefetched.
v0.6: "seamless browsing" is only available until prefetched page is fully loaded ("Next" will become pink), in case the page's content becomes broken.
v0.5: a stable version with some minor fixes.
v0.4: scroll back after click on Next
v0.3: smoothly replace current page's content with prefetched next page
v0.2: prefetch is made after current page has been loaded.