function trim(str, chars) {
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}

function ltrim(str, chars) {
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    return str.replace(new RegExp("^[" + chars + "]+", "g"), "");
}

function rtrim(str, chars) {
    chars = chars || "\\s";
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}

function cSIN(f) {
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}

function cSOUT(f) {
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}

$(function() {
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});

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        var anchor = anchors[i];
        if (anchor.getAttribute("href") && anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external")
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    }
}

window.onload = externalLinks;