// make all rel=external links popup in target _blank for xhtml support
Event.observe(window, 'load', function() {
    $$('a[rel="external"]').each(function(link){
        if(link.readAttribute('href') != '' && link.readAttribute('href') != '#'){
            link.writeAttribute('target','_blank');
        }
    });
});

function setrawcookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Brett Zamir (http://brettz9.blogspot.com)
    // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   derived from: setcookie
    // *     example 1: setcookie('author_name', 'Kevin van Zonneveld');
    // *     returns 1: true
 
    if (expires instanceof Date) {
        expires = expires.toGMTString();
    } else if(typeof(expires) == 'number') {
        expires = (new Date(+(new Date()) + expires * 1e3)).toGMTString();
    }
 
    var r = [name + "=" + value], s={}, i='';
    s = {expires: expires, path: path, domain: domain};
    for(i in s){
        s[i] && r.push(i + "=" + s[i]);
    }
    
    return secure && r.push("secure"), document.cookie = r.join(";"), true;
}
function setcookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Jonas Raoni Soares Silva (http://www.jsfromhell.com)
    // +   bugfixed by: Andreas
    // +   bugfixed by: Onno Marsman
    // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // -    depends on: setrawcookie
    // *     example 1: setcookie('author_name', 'Kevin van Zonneveld');
    // *     returns 1: true
 
    return this.setrawcookie(name, encodeURIComponent(value), expires, path, domain, secure);
}