function resizeText(multiplier,amount) { 

	  if (document.body.style.fontSize == "" || amount === 0) { 
	    document.body.style.fontSize = "12px"; 
	    document.body.style.lineHeight = "18px"; 
	  } 

		if (multiplier === 0) {
			document.body.style.fontSize = (parseFloat(document.body.style.fontSize) + amount) + "px"; 
			document.body.style.lineHeight = (parseFloat(document.body.style.lineHeight) + amount) + "px"; 
		} else {
			document.body.style.fontSize = (parseFloat(document.body.style.fontSize) - amount) + "px"; 
			document.body.style.lineHeight = (parseFloat(document.body.style.lineHeight) - amount) + "px"; 
		}
	}

	function showMenuHome() {
		$(".menu_home").show();
	}
	function showMenuSubscriptions() {
		$(".menu_subscriptions").show();
	}
	function showMenuAccount() {
		$(".menu_account").show();
	}
	function showMenuForums() {
		$(".menu_forums").show();
	}
	function showMenuArticles() {
		$(".menu_articles").show();
	}
	function showMenuReviews() {
		$(".menu_reviews").show();
	}
	function showMenuDirectories() {
		$(".menu_directories").show();
	}
	function showMenuResources() {
		$(".menu_resources").show();
	}
	function showMenuRally() {
		$(".menu_rally").show();
	}
	function showMenuTraders() {
		$(".menu_traders").show();
	}
	function hideMenu() {
	  $(document).ready(function() {
    	$(".menu_item").hide();
	  });	
	}
	function myOpenWindow(winURL, winName, winFeatures, winObj)
		{
		var theWin;
		if (winObj != null)
			{
			if (!winObj.closed) 
				{
				winObj.focus();
				return winObj;
				}
			}
		theWin = window.open(winURL, winName, winFeatures);
		return theWin;
		}

	var myWin = null;