function ucwords( str ) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Jonas Raoni Soares Silva (http://www.jsfromhell.com)
    // +   improved by: Waldo Malqui Silva
    // +   bugfixed by: Onno Marsman
    // *     example 1: ucwords('kevin van zonneveld');
    // *     returns 1: 'Kevin Van Zonneveld'
    // *     example 2: ucwords('HELLO WORLD');
    // *     returns 2: 'HELLO WORLD'
    return (str+'').replace(/^(.)|\s(.)/g, function ( $1 ) { return $1.toUpperCase( ); } );
}