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	// jump to a URL from a select menu option
	function doJump(menu) { 
		location.href = menu.options[menu.selectedIndex].value; 
	}

	function spawnWindow(URL,Name,features) {
		window.open(URL,Name,features); 
	}


	// this function is used on the videos page to return an array of thumbnails...
	function getElementsByClass(searchClass,node,tag) {
		var classElements = new Array();
		if ( node == null )
			node = document;
		if ( tag == null )
			tag = '*';
		var els = node.getElementsByTagName(tag);
		var elsLen = els.length;
		var pattern = new RegExp("(^|\\s)"+searchClass+"(\\s|$)");
		for (i = 0, j = 0; i < elsLen; i++) {
			if ( pattern.test(els[i].className) ) {
				classElements[j] = els[i];
				j++;
			}
		}
		return classElements;
	}


// ]]>