function hideBallyDialog() {
    try {
        var href = window.location.href;
        href = href.toString();
        var bits = href.split("?");
        window.location.href = bits[0] + "?ts=" + new Date().getTime();
    } catch(e) {/* fail silently*/}
    window.parent.dijit.byId('ballyDialog').hide();
};