/*------------------------------------------------------------------
   AUTHOR:  	  Boutros AbiChedid 
   START DATE:    July 16, 2009
   PURPOSE: 	  Code for opening a new browser window. 
   COMPATIBILITY: This JavaScrip code has been tested to work 
   				  properly in all 5 browsers - Internet Explorer, 
				  Mozilla Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera.
 ------------------------------------------------------------------*/

var newWin;
function openNewWindow(url) {
	newWin = window.open(url,'open_window','menubar=yes, toolbar=yes, location=yes, directories=yes, status=yes, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, copyhistory=yes, width=1152, height=864, left=0, top=0');
}