// Daves js to load up images to prevent lag on rollover...
if (document.images)
{
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	// set image url
	var image_url = new Array();
	image_url[0] = "http://interactivereturn.blacknight.ie/~verve/verve.ie/public_html/assets/templates/verve/images/bkgnd_eventmanagement.jpg";
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	image_url[3] = "http://interactivereturn.blacknight.ie/~verve/verve.ie/public_html/assets/templates/verve/images/bkgnd_destmanagement_hover.jpg";
	image_url[4] = "http://interactivereturn.blacknight.ie/~verve/verve.ie/public_html/assets/templates/verve/images/bkgnd_confmanagement.jpg";
	image_url[5] = "http://interactivereturn.blacknight.ie/~verve/verve.ie/public_html/assets/templates/verve/images/bkgnd_eventmanagement_hover.gif";
	image_url[6] = "http://interactivereturn.blacknight.ie/~verve/verve.ie/public_html/assets/templates/verve/images/bkgnd_promomanagement_hover.jpg";
	image_url[7] = "http://interactivereturn.blacknight.ie/~verve/verve.ie/public_html/assets/templates/verve/images/bkgnd_merchandise.jpg";
	image_url[8] = "http://interactivereturn.blacknight.ie/~verve/verve.ie/public_html/assets/templates/verve/images/bkgnd_merchandise_hover.jpg";
	image_url[9] = "http://interactivereturn.blacknight.ie/~verve/verve.ie/public_html/assets/templates/verve/images/bkgnd_promomanagement.jpg";
	var i = 0;
	for(i=0; i<=10; i++) 
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}

// Load external links in a new window, while still keeping xhtml strict validation.
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";
 }
}

window.onload = externalLinks;