gistfile1.js

 $(".more_facets_link a").each(function() {
      //We use each to let us make a Dialog object for each
      //a, tied to that a, through the miracle of closures. the second
      // arg to 'bind' is used to make sure the event handler gets it's
      // own dialog. 
      var more_facets_dialog = $("<div></div>").dialog({ autoOpen: false });      
      $(this).bind("click", {dialog: more_facets_dialog}, function( event ) {          
        // Load the original URL on the link into the dialog associated
        // with it. 
        // Rails app will give us an appropriate partial. 
        event.data.dialog.load(  this.href );
        // position it well (TO DO), 'open' it, and send it to front. 
        event.data.dialog.dialog("open").dialog("moveToTop");
                
        return false; // do not execute default href visit
      });
      
    });