getTwitters('the_tweets', {
        id: 'leftsideways',
        prefix: '<a href="http://twitter.com/%screen_name%"><img height="16" width="16" src="%profile_image_url%" /></a>: ',
        clearContents: false, // leave the original message in place
        count: 5,
        withFriends: true,
        ignoreReplies: false,
        newwindow: true
    });