function WM_preloadImages() {

/*
wm_preloadimages()
Loads images into the browser's cache for later use.

Source: Webmonkey Code Library
(http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/javascript/code_library/)

Author: Nadav Savio
Author Email: nadav@wired.com

Usage: WM_preloadImages('image 1 URL', 'image 2 URL', 'image 3 URL', ...);
*/

  // Don't bother if there's no document.images
  if (document.images) {
    if (typeof(document.WM) == 'undefined'){
      document.WM = new Object();
    }
    document.WM.loadedImages = new Array();
    // Loop through all the arguments.
    var argLength = WM_preloadImages.arguments.length;
    for(arg=0;arg<argLength;arg++) {
      // For each arg, create a new image.
      document.WM.loadedImages[arg] = new Image();
      // Then set the source of that image to the current argument.
      document.WM.loadedImages[arg].src = WM_preloadImages.arguments[arg];
    }
  }
}

function WM_imageSwap(daImage, daSrc){
  var objStr,obj;
  /*
    WM_imageSwap()
    Changes the source of an image.

    Source: Webmonkey Code Library
    (http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/javascript/code_library/)

    Author: Shvatz
    Author Email: shvatz@wired.com

    Usage: WM_imageSwap(originalImage, 'newSourceUrl');

    Requires: WM_preloadImages() (optional, but recommended)
    Thanks to Ken Sundermeyer (ksundermeyer@macromedia.com) for his help
    with variables in ie3 for the mac. 
    */

  // Check to make sure that images are supported in the DOM.
  if(document.images){
    // Check to see whether you are using a name, number, or object
    if (typeof(daImage) == 'string') {
      // This whole objStr nonesense is here solely to gain compatability
      // with ie3 for the mac.
      objStr = 'document.' + daImage;
      obj = eval(objStr);
      obj.src = daSrc;
    } else if ((typeof(daImage) == 'object') && daImage && daImage.src) {
      daImage.src = daSrc;
    }
  }
}

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";
 }
}