function getVars(){
	pageVars = window.location.hash;
	if (pageVars == ''){//no hash value, check for ? value
	    pageVars= document.location.search;
	}
    if (pageVars.indexOf('=') > -1) {
        returnVar = pageVars.substring((pageVars.indexOf('=') + 1), pageVars.length);
    } else {
        returnVar = 'null';	
    }    
	return returnVar;
};

function loadSubmitPg(){
    thisMovie('stage').loadSubmit();
}

function thisMovie(movieName) {
    if (navigator.appName.indexOf('Microsoft') != -1) {
        return window[movieName]
    }
    else {
        return document[movieName]
    }
}

function openSignup(){
    window.open('http://www.zippo.com/joinMailingList.aspx', 'SignUp', 'width=600,height=425');
}

function openContact() {
    window.open('http://www.zippo.com/contactZippo.aspx', 'ContactZippo', 'toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,scrollable=yes,location=no,status=no,resizable=no,width=550,height=350');
}

function openPrivacy() {
    window.open('http://www.zippo.com/privacyPolicy.aspx', 'PrivacyStatement', 'toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,scrollable=yes,location=no,status=no,resizable=no,width=550,height=350');
}

function setDiggUrl(url){
    digg_url = url;
}

digg_url =''
digg_bgcolor='#000000';

function getQueryString(parameter) {
    var query = window.location.toString();
    
    if (query.indexOf('#') > -1) {
        query = query.substring((query.indexOf(parameter) + (parameter.length)), query.length);
        if (query.indexOf('=') > -1) {
            query = query.substring((query.indexOf('=') + 1), query.length);
        } else {
            query = 'null';
        }
    } else {
        query = 'null';
    }
    return query;
}

function appendQueryString(paramName, newValue) {
    var currQ = getQueryString(paramName);
    var newLoc = window.location.toString();
    
    if (currQ !== 'null') {
        newLoc = newLoc.substring(-1, newLoc.indexOf('#'));
    }
    
    newLoc += '#' + paramName + '=' + newValue;
    window.location = newLoc;
}