$(function () {
  $('#branches').change(function () {
    if (!$(this).val()) {
      return false; // The location string is null/empty. Don't redirect.
    }
    window.location.href = $(this).val();
  });
  $("#explore-jlt .slides li:not(:first)").hide();
  $("#product-slides").flexslider({
    animation: "slide",
    controlNav: false,
    prevText: "«",
    nextText: "»"
  });
  $("#explore-jlt").flexslider({
    directionNav: false,
    controlNav: false
  });
  $("#news-opinions .container").flexslider({
    animation: "slide",
    slideshow: false,
    controlNav: false,
    prevText: "«",
    nextText: "»",
    visibleSlides: 4
  });
  $("#news-opinions .container .flex-direction-nav").appendTo("#news-opinions");
  $("<li><div class=\"box sml\"></div></li>").appendTo(".ie7 #box-section ul:first").hide(); //add an extra box to circumvent PIE rendering problems.
});