function externalLinks() {
if (!document.getElementsByTagName) return;
var body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
var links = body.getElementsByTagName('a');
for (var i=0; i<links.length; i++) {
	var link = links[i];
		if (link.childNodes && link.childNodes.length == 1) {
			if (link.rel == 'external') {
			link.title = 'External Link';
			link.target = '_blank';		
			}
		}
	}
}

function altnews() {
if (!document.getElementById) return;	
if(!document.getElementById('newslist')) return;
var newsList = document.getElementById('newslist');
var listItems = newsList.getElementsByTagName('li');
	for (var i=1; i<listItems.length; i+=2) {
		var listItem = listItems[i];
		listItem.className = 'alt';
	}
}

function date() {
	if (!document.getElementById) return;
	if (!document.getElementById('newsdate')) return;
    var now = new Date();
    var date = ((now.getDate()<10) ? "0" : "")+ now.getDate();
    function fourdigits(number)	{
      return (number < 1000) ? number + 1900 : number;}
    today = date + "." + now.getMonth() + "." +
       (fourdigits(now.getYear()));  	   
	document.getElementById('newsdate').firstChild.nodeValue = today;	
}

function start() {
	altnews()
	externalLinks()
	date()
}
window.onload=start;