/**
 * Opens link in new window.
**/
$(document).ready(function() {
   $('a.new-window').click(function() {
      window.open(this.href);
      return false;
   });
});

/**
 * Prevents anchor tags with href="#" from displaying the #.
**/
$(document).ready(function() {
   $('a').each(function(el) {
      if ($(this).attr('href') == '#') {
         $(this).click(function() {
            void(0);
            return false;
         });
      }
   });
});

/**
 * Flash popup windows
 **/
 function openPage(str) {
   window.open(str,'Win_Name','width=1000,height=618');
}