//------- open a window of sized width and height --------
function openWindow(){  window.open("","windowname",'toolbar=0,location=0,scrollbars=1,left=0,top=0,width=450,height=400,resizable=0');
}

//------- add"new" to an item until a specified date
function checknew(date) {
var pic = "images/new.gif";
expdate = new Date(date);
curdate = new Date();
if (expdate.getTime() > curdate.getTime())
document.write("<img src=" + pic + ">");
}