function showThePic( imagename , message , winSize ){
var winDims = '';
var newWin;
var imageURL = 'images/LA_Trip/images/';
var base_location = 'images/'; //not used
var newWinStatus = '';
var loadStatusCntr = 0;
var promo = 'DAMA COC - Your home for data and information management';
//css varz
var css1 = '';
var csses = '';
imageURL += imagename;
winDims = winSize + 'directories = no,location = no,menubar = no,resizable = yes,scrollbars = no,status = yes,toolbar = no, top=100,left=100';
//alert('Horizontal Popup - lookng for ' + imageURL);
//winDims = 'width=630,height=370,directories = no,location = no,menubar = no,resizable = yes,scrollbars = no,status = yes,toolbar = no, top=100,left=100';
newWin = window.open("hpopup.html", 'PopUp', winDims);
newWin.document.write('\nDAMA COC - Trip to DAMA International Conference - 2004\n');
newWin.document.write('\n');
newWin.document.write('\n');
newWin.document.write('
\n');
newWin.document.write('
' + css1 + message + csses + '\n');
newWin.document.write('');
newWin.status = promo;
} //end popEmUp