function pickstyle(whichstyle) {
  var expireDate = new Date()
  var expstring=expireDate.setDate(expireDate.getDate()+30)

  document.cookie = "newsflashstyle=" + whichstyle + "; expires="+expireDate.toGMTString()
}

/* custom scripts */

function openEx(url)
{
  w = window.open();
  w.document.write('<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url='+url+'">');
  w.document.close();
  return false;
}

function openEmailEx(url)
{
  window.open(url);
  return false;
}