// with disclaimer
function launchURL(urlstr)
{
        var discURL = "/global/disclaimer.html?"+escape(urlstr);
		
		//alert("The discURL value is " + discURL);
		
        EntryScreen = window.open(discURL,"Disclaimer","toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,width=500,height=400");
		//timerID = window.setTimeout("launchURLwindow('"+urlstr+"')",5000);

}


function getParameter(parameterName)
{
var urlquery = location.href.split("?");
    var paramValue = "";
    if (urlquery[1]) {
        var urlParams = urlquery[1].split("&");
        for (var j=0; j<urlParams.length; j++) {
            var paramName = urlParams[j].split("=");
            if (paramName[0].toLowerCase() == parameterName) {
paramValue = unescape(paramName[1]);
break;
            }
        }
    }

    return paramValue;
}

function getDisclaimersURL(){ 	// returns string.
	myURL = document.location.href;
	myURL = unescape(myURL.slice(myURL.indexOf("?")+1,myURL.length));
	return myURL;
}





// no disclaimer
function launchURLwindow(urlstr)
{	
	//alert("The URL value is " + urlstr);
	EntryScreen = window.open(urlstr,"newURL","toolbar=1,location=1,directories=0,status=1,menubar=1,scrollbars=1,resizable=1,width=800,height=550")
}