$(document).ready(function() {

    /* 
    * attach a function to open all links with a class of "external" in a new window 
    * this avoids the use of target="_blank" and allows us to validate as XHTML strict
    */
    $("a[rel^='external']").click( function() {
        window.open(this.href);
        return false;
    });

    /*
    * prevent ie from flickering with css backgrounds
    */
    try {
        document.execCommand('BackgroundImageCache', false, true);
    } catch(e) {} 

    /*
    * default search text
    */
    $("#keywords").focus(function(){
        if ($(this).val() == $(this)[0].title){
            $(this).val("");
        }
    });

    $("#keywords").blur(function(){
        if ($(this).val() == ""){
            $(this).val($(this)[0].title);
        }
    });
    
    $("#keywords").blur();

    
});