var newwindow;

// Set links with rel="external" to open in new window ---------------------------------------------------- //
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;

function $() {
	var elements = new Array();
	for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
		var element = arguments[i];
		if (typeof element == 'string') element = document.getElementById(element);
		if (arguments.length == 1) return element;
		elements.push(element);
 		}
	return elements;
	}