function createCookie(name,value,days) {
  if (days) {
    var date = new Date();
    date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
    var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
  }
  else expires = "";
  document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

function readCookie(name) {
  var nameEQ = name + "=";
  var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
  for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
    var c = ca[i];
    while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
    if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
  }
  return null;
}

function doPopups() {
	if(!document.getElementsByTagName) return false;
	var links = document.getElementsByTagName("a");
	for(var i = 0; i < links.length; i++) {
		if(links[i].className.match("external")) {
			links[i].onclick = function() {
				window.open(this.href);
				return false;
			}
			links[i].setAttribute('title', 'Opens new window');
		}
	}
}