var ExternalLinks =
{
	init: function()
	{
		var extLinks = ExternalLinks.getElementsByClassName("external");
		 for (var i = 0, ii = extLinks.length; i < ii; i++)
		  {
		    extLinks[i].onclick = ExternalLinks.clickHandler;
		  }
	},
	
	clickHandler: function()
	{
	  
	 open(this.href);
	 return false;
	 
	 },
	 
	 getElementsByClassName: function(className)
	  {
    // get all elements in the document
    if (document.all)
    {
      var allElements = document.all;
    }
    else
    {
      var allElements = document.getElementsByTagName("*");
    }
    var foundElements = [];
    for (var i = 0, ii = allElements.length; i < ii; i++)
    {
      if (allElements[i].className == className)
      {
        foundElements[foundElements.length] = allElements[i];
      }
    }
    return foundElements;
  }

};

ExternalLinks.init();