// 
//  Department
//  Version: 1.0
//  Author: Tom Peters (tapeters@buffalo.edu)
//  Created: 2007-02-02
//  Last Modified: 2007-02-02
//

function $(name)
{
  return document.getElementById(name);
}

function enableExternalLinks()
{
  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 = "_new";
  }
}