window.addEvent('domready', function(){
	var currentDomain = window.location.host;
	$(document.body).addEvent('click', function(evt) {
		$trgt = $(evt.target);
		if ($trgt.get('tag') !== 'a') {
			$trgt = $trgt.getParent();
		}
		// if the target is a link AND the link is absolute AND the link goes to a different domain,
		// then set the target to _blank to open in new page
		if ($trgt && 
				$trgt.get('tag') === 'a' &&
				$trgt.get('href').test('http') && 
				!$trgt.get('href').test(currentDomain)) {
			$trgt.set('target', '_blank');
		}
	});
});