/*
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	JavaScript Rel="external" link script (rel-external.js)
	
	This code makes the rel="external" xhtml tag open a link in an
	external window so you don't have to use the depricated 
	target="_blank" method.
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*/

function externalLinks() {  
 if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;  
 var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a");  
 for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) {  
   var anchor = anchors[i];  
   if (anchor.getAttribute("href") &&  
       anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external")  
     anchor.target = "_blank";  
 }  
}  
window.onload = externalLinks;