/* ***************************************
JQUERY CYCLE LITE
*************************************** */
/*
 * jQuery Cycle Lite Plugin
 * http://malsup.com/jquery/cycle/lite/
 * Copyright (c) 2008 M. Alsup
 * Version: 1.0 (06/08/2008)
 * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses:
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 * http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
 * Requires: jQuery v1.2.3 or later
 */
;(function(D){var A="Lite-1.0";D.fn.cycle=function(E){return this.each(function(){E=E||{};if(this.cycleTimeout){clearTimeout(this.cycleTimeout)}this.cycleTimeout=0;this.cyclePause=0;var I=D(this);var J=E.slideExpr?D(E.slideExpr,this):I.children();var G=J.get();if(G.length<2){if(window.console&&window.console.log){window.console.log("terminating; too few slides: "+G.length)}return }var H=D.extend({},D.fn.cycle.defaults,E||{},D.metadata?I.metadata():D.meta?I.data():{});H.before=H.before?[H.before]:[];H.after=H.after?[H.after]:[];H.after.unshift(function(){H.busy=0});var F=this.className;H.width=parseInt((F.match(/w:(\d+)/)||[])[1])||H.width;H.height=parseInt((F.match(/h:(\d+)/)||[])[1])||H.height;H.timeout=parseInt((F.match(/t:(\d+)/)||[])[1])||H.timeout;if(I.css("position")=="static"){I.css("position","relative")}if(H.width){I.width(H.width)}if(H.height&&H.height!="auto"){I.height(H.height)}var K=0;J.css({position:"absolute",top:0,left:0}).hide().each(function(M){D(this).css("z-index",G.length-M)});D(G[K]).css("opacity",1).show();if(D.browser.msie){G[K].style.removeAttribute("filter")}if(H.fit&&H.width){J.width(H.width)}if(H.fit&&H.height&&H.height!="auto"){J.height(H.height)}if(H.pause){I.hover(function(){this.cyclePause=1},function(){this.cyclePause=0})}D.fn.cycle.transitions.fade(I,J,H);J.each(function(){var M=D(this);this.cycleH=(H.fit&&H.height)?H.height:M.height();this.cycleW=(H.fit&&H.width)?H.width:M.width()});J.not(":eq("+K+")").css({opacity:0});if(H.cssFirst){D(J[K]).css(H.cssFirst)}if(H.timeout){if(H.speed.constructor==String){H.speed={slow:600,fast:200}[H.speed]||400}if(!H.sync){H.speed=H.speed/2}while((H.timeout-H.speed)<250){H.timeout+=H.speed}}H.speedIn=H.speed;H.speedOut=H.speed;H.slideCount=G.length;H.currSlide=K;H.nextSlide=1;var L=J[K];if(H.before.length){H.before[0].apply(L,[L,L,H,true])}if(H.after.length>1){H.after[1].apply(L,[L,L,H,true])}if(H.click&&!H.next){H.next=H.click}if(H.next){D(H.next).bind("click",function(){return C(G,H,H.rev?-1:1)})}if(H.prev){D(H.prev).bind("click",function(){return C(G,H,H.rev?1:-1)})}if(H.timeout){this.cycleTimeout=setTimeout(function(){B(G,H,0,!H.rev)},H.timeout+(H.delay||0))}})};function B(J,E,I,K){if(E.busy){return }var H=J[0].parentNode,M=J[E.currSlide],L=J[E.nextSlide];if(H.cycleTimeout===0&&!I){return }if(I||!H.cyclePause){if(E.before.length){D.each(E.before,function(N,O){O.apply(L,[M,L,E,K])})}var F=function(){if(D.browser.msie){this.style.removeAttribute("filter")}D.each(E.after,function(N,O){O.apply(L,[M,L,E,K])})};if(E.nextSlide!=E.currSlide){E.busy=1;D.fn.cycle.custom(M,L,E,F)}var G=(E.nextSlide+1)==J.length;E.nextSlide=G?0:E.nextSlide+1;E.currSlide=G?J.length-1:E.nextSlide-1}if(E.timeout){H.cycleTimeout=setTimeout(function(){B(J,E,0,!E.rev)},E.timeout)}}function C(E,F,I){var H=E[0].parentNode,G=H.cycleTimeout;if(G){clearTimeout(G);H.cycleTimeout=0}F.nextSlide=F.currSlide+I;if(F.nextSlide<0){F.nextSlide=E.length-1}else{if(F.nextSlide>=E.length){F.nextSlide=0}}B(E,F,1,I>=0);return false}D.fn.cycle.custom=function(K,H,I,E){var J=D(K),G=D(H);G.css({opacity:0});var F=function(){G.animate({opacity:1},I.speedIn,I.easeIn,E)};J.animate({opacity:0},I.speedOut,I.easeOut,function(){J.css({display:"none"});if(!I.sync){F()}});if(I.sync){F()}};D.fn.cycle.transitions={fade:function(F,G,E){G.not(":eq(0)").css("opacity",0);E.before.push(function(){D(this).show()})}};D.fn.cycle.ver=function(){return A};D.fn.cycle.defaults={timeout:4000,speed:1000,next:null,prev:null,before:null,after:null,height:"auto",sync:1,fit:0,pause:0,delay:0,slideExpr:null}})(jQuery);



/* ***************************************
EQUALHEIGHTS
*************************************** */

/*-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 * JQuery Plugin: "EqualHeights"
 * by:	Scott Jehl, Todd Parker, Maggie Costello Wachs (http://www.filamentgroup.com)
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Filament Group
 * Licensed under GPL (http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php)
 *
 * Description: Compares the heights or widths of the top-level children of a provided element 
 		and sets their min-height to the tallest height (or width to widest width). Sets in em units 
 		by default if pxToEm() method is available.
 * Dependencies: jQuery library, pxToEm method	(article: 
		http://www.filamentgroup.com/lab/retaining_scalable_interfaces_with_pixel_to_em_conversion/)							  
 * Usage Example: $(element).equalHeights();
  		Optional: to set min-height in px, pass a true argument: $(element).equalHeights(true);
 * Version: 2.0, 08.01.2008
--------------------------------------------------------------------*/

$.fn.equalHeights = function(px) {
	$(this).each(function(){
		var currentTallest = 0;
		$(this).children().each(function(i){
			if ($(this).height() > currentTallest) { currentTallest = $(this).height(); }
		});
		if (!px || !Number.prototype.pxToEm) currentTallest = currentTallest.pxToEm(); //use ems unless px is specified
		// for ie6, set height since min-height isn't supported
		if ($.browser.msie && $.browser.version == 6.0) { $(this).children().css({'height': currentTallest}); }
		$(this).children().css({'min-height': currentTallest}); 
	});
	return this;
};



/* ***************************************
PX TO EM
*************************************** */

/*-------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 * javascript method: "pxToEm"
 * by:
   Scott Jehl (scott@filamentgroup.com) 
   Maggie Wachs (maggie@filamentgroup.com)
   http://www.filamentgroup.com
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Filament Group
 * Dual licensed under the MIT (filamentgroup.com/examples/mit-license.txt) and GPL (filamentgroup.com/examples/gpl-license.txt) licenses.
 *
 * Description: Extends the native Number and String objects with pxToEm method. pxToEm converts a pixel value to ems depending on inherited font size.  
 * Article: http://www.filamentgroup.com/lab/retaining_scalable_interfaces_with_pixel_to_em_conversion/
 * Demo: http://www.filamentgroup.com/examples/pxToEm/	 	
 *							
 * Options:  	 								
 		scope: string or jQuery selector for font-size scoping
 		reverse: Boolean, true reverses the conversion to em-px
 * Dependencies: jQuery library						  
 * Usage Example: myPixelValue.pxToEm(); or myPixelValue.pxToEm({'scope':'#navigation', reverse: true});
 *
 * Version: 2.0, 08.01.2008 
 * Changelog:
 *		08.02.2007 initial Version 1.0
 *		08.01.2008 - fixed font-size calculation for IE
--------------------------------------------------------------------*/

Number.prototype.pxToEm = String.prototype.pxToEm = function(settings){
	//set defaults
	settings = jQuery.extend({
		scope: 'body',
		reverse: false
	}, settings);
	
	var pxVal = (this == '') ? 0 : parseFloat(this);
	var scopeVal;
	var getWindowWidth = function(){
		var de = document.documentElement;
		return self.innerWidth || (de && de.clientWidth) || document.body.clientWidth;
	};	
	
	/* When a percentage-based font-size is set on the body, IE returns that percent of the window width as the font-size. 
		For example, if the body font-size is 62.5% and the window width is 1000px, IE will return 625px as the font-size. 	
		When this happens, we calculate the correct body font-size (%) and multiply it by 16 (the standard browser font size) 
		to get an accurate em value. */
				
	if (settings.scope == 'body' && $.browser.msie && (parseFloat($('body').css('font-size')) / getWindowWidth()).toFixed(1) > 0.0) {
		var calcFontSize = function(){		
			return (parseFloat($('body').css('font-size'))/getWindowWidth()).toFixed(3) * 16;
		};
		scopeVal = calcFontSize();
	}
	else { scopeVal = parseFloat(jQuery(settings.scope).css("font-size")); };
			
	var result = (settings.reverse == true) ? (pxVal * scopeVal).toFixed(2) + 'px' : (pxVal / scopeVal).toFixed(2) + 'em';
	return result;
};



/* ***************************************
FLASH EMBEDDING
*************************************** */
/**
 * Flash (http://jquery.lukelutman.com/plugins/flash)
 * A jQuery plugin for embedding Flash movies.
 * 
 * Version 1.0
 * November 9th, 2006
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2006 Luke Lutman (http://www.lukelutman.com)
 * Dual licensed under the MIT and GPL licenses.
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
 * http://www.opensource.org/licenses/gpl-license.php
 * 
 * Inspired by:
 * SWFObject (http://blog.deconcept.com/swfobject/)
 * UFO (http://www.bobbyvandersluis.com/ufo/)
 * sIFR (http://www.mikeindustries.com/sifr/)
 * 
 * IMPORTANT: 
 * The packed version of jQuery breaks ActiveX control
 * activation in Internet Explorer. Use JSMin to minifiy
 * jQuery (see: http://jquery.lukelutman.com/plugins/flash#activex).
 *
 **/ 
;(function(){
	
var $$;

/**
 * 
 * @desc Replace matching elements with a flash movie.
 * @author Luke Lutman
 * @version 1.0.1
 *
 * @name flash
 * @param Hash htmlOptions Options for the embed/object tag.
 * @param Hash pluginOptions Options for detecting/updating the Flash plugin (optional).
 * @param Function replace Custom block called for each matched element if flash is installed (optional).
 * @param Function update Custom block called for each matched if flash isn't installed (optional).
 * @type jQuery
 *
 * @cat plugins/flash
 * 
 * @example $('#hello').flash({ src: 'hello.swf' });
 * @desc Embed a Flash movie.
 *
 * @example $('#hello').flash({ src: 'hello.swf' }, { version: 8 });
 * @desc Embed a Flash 8 movie.
 *
 * @example $('#hello').flash({ src: 'hello.swf' }, { expressInstall: true });
 * @desc Embed a Flash movie using Express Install if flash isn't installed.
 *
 * @example $('#hello').flash({ src: 'hello.swf' }, { update: false });
 * @desc Embed a Flash movie, don't show an update message if Flash isn't installed.
 *
**/
$$ = jQuery.fn.flash = function(htmlOptions, pluginOptions, replace, update) {
	
	// Set the default block.
	var block = replace || $$.replace;
	
	// Merge the default and passed plugin options.
	pluginOptions = $$.copy($$.pluginOptions, pluginOptions);
	
	// Detect Flash.
	if(!$$.hasFlash(pluginOptions.version)) {
		// Use Express Install (if specified and Flash plugin 6,0,65 or higher is installed).
		if(pluginOptions.expressInstall && $$.hasFlash(6,0,65)) {
			// Add the necessary flashvars (merged later).
			var expressInstallOptions = {
				flashvars: {  	
					MMredirectURL: location,
					MMplayerType: 'PlugIn',
					MMdoctitle: jQuery('title').text() 
				}					
			};
		// Ask the user to update (if specified).
		} else if (pluginOptions.update) {
			// Change the block to insert the update message instead of the flash movie.
			block = update || $$.update;
		// Fail
		} else {
			// The required version of flash isn't installed.
			// Express Install is turned off, or flash 6,0,65 isn't installed.
			// Update is turned off.
			// Return without doing anything.
			return this;
		}
	}
	
	// Merge the default, express install and passed html options.
	htmlOptions = $$.copy($$.htmlOptions, expressInstallOptions, htmlOptions);
	
	// Invoke $block (with a copy of the merged html options) for each element.
	return this.each(function(){
		block.call(this, $$.copy(htmlOptions));
	});
	
};
/**
 *
 * @name flash.copy
 * @desc Copy an arbitrary number of objects into a new object.
 * @type Object
 * 
 * @example $$.copy({ foo: 1 }, { bar: 2 });
 * @result { foo: 1, bar: 2 };
 *
**/
$$.copy = function() {
	var options = {}, flashvars = {};
	for(var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
		var arg = arguments[i];
		if(arg == undefined) continue;
		jQuery.extend(options, arg);
		// don't clobber one flash vars object with another
		// merge them instead
		if(arg.flashvars == undefined) continue;
		jQuery.extend(flashvars, arg.flashvars);
	}
	options.flashvars = flashvars;
	return options;
};
/*
 * @name flash.hasFlash
 * @desc Check if a specific version of the Flash plugin is installed
 * @type Boolean
 *
**/
$$.hasFlash = function() {
	// look for a flag in the query string to bypass flash detection
	if(/hasFlash\=true/.test(location)) return true;
	if(/hasFlash\=false/.test(location)) return false;
	var pv = $$.hasFlash.playerVersion().match(/\d+/g);
	var rv = String([arguments[0], arguments[1], arguments[2]]).match(/\d+/g) || String($$.pluginOptions.version).match(/\d+/g);
	for(var i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
		pv[i] = parseInt(pv[i] || 0);
		rv[i] = parseInt(rv[i] || 0);
		// player is less than required
		if(pv[i] < rv[i]) return false;
		// player is greater than required
		if(pv[i] > rv[i]) return true;
	}
	// major version, minor version and revision match exactly
	return true;
};
/**
 *
 * @name flash.hasFlash.playerVersion
 * @desc Get the version of the installed Flash plugin.
 * @type String
 *
**/
$$.hasFlash.playerVersion = function() {
	// ie
	try {
		try {
			// avoid fp6 minor version lookup issues
			// see: http://blog.deconcept.com/2006/01/11/getvariable-setvariable-crash-internet-explorer-flash-6/
			var axo = new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6');
			try { axo.AllowScriptAccess = 'always';	} 
			catch(e) { return '6,0,0'; }				
		} catch(e) {}
		return new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash').GetVariable('$version').replace(/\D+/g, ',').match(/^,?(.+),?$/)[1];
	// other browsers
	} catch(e) {
		try {
			if(navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"].enabledPlugin){
				return (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]).description.replace(/\D+/g, ",").match(/^,?(.+),?$/)[1];
			}
		} catch(e) {}		
	}
	return '0,0,0';
};
/**
 *
 * @name flash.htmlOptions
 * @desc The default set of options for the object or embed tag.
 *
**/
$$.htmlOptions = {
	height: 240,
	flashvars: {},
	pluginspage: 'http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer',
	src: '#',
	type: 'application/x-shockwave-flash',
	width: 320		
};
/**
 *
 * @name flash.pluginOptions
 * @desc The default set of options for checking/updating the flash Plugin.
 *
**/
$$.pluginOptions = {
	expressInstall: false,
	update: true,
	version: '6.0.65'
};
/**
 *
 * @name flash.replace
 * @desc The default method for replacing an element with a Flash movie.
 *
**/
$$.replace = function(htmlOptions) {
	this.innerHTML = '<div class="alt">'+this.innerHTML+'</div>';
	jQuery(this)
		.addClass('flash-replaced')
		.prepend($$.transform(htmlOptions));
};
/**
 *
 * @name flash.update
 * @desc The default method for replacing an element with an update message.
 *
**/
$$.update = function(htmlOptions) {
	var url = String(location).split('?');
	url.splice(1,0,'?hasFlash=true&');
	url = url.join('');
	var msg = '<p>This content requires the Flash Player. <a href="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer">Download Flash Player</a>. Already have Flash Player? <a href="'+url+'">Click here.</a></p>';
	this.innerHTML = '<span class="alt">'+this.innerHTML+'</span>';
	jQuery(this)
		.addClass('flash-update')
		.prepend(msg);
};
/**
 *
 * @desc Convert a hash of html options to a string of attributes, using Function.apply(). 
 * @example toAttributeString.apply(htmlOptions)
 * @result foo="bar" foo="bar"
 *
**/
function toAttributeString() {
	var s = '';
	for(var key in this)
		if(typeof this[key] != 'function')
			s += key+'="'+this[key]+'" ';
	return s;		
};
/**
 *
 * @desc Convert a hash of flashvars to a url-encoded string, using Function.apply(). 
 * @example toFlashvarsString.apply(flashvarsObject)
 * @result foo=bar&foo=bar
 *
**/
function toFlashvarsString() {
	var s = '';
	for(var key in this)
		if(typeof this[key] != 'function')
			s += key+'='+encodeURIComponent(this[key])+'&';
	return s.replace(/&$/, '');		
};
/**
 *
 * @name flash.transform
 * @desc Transform a set of html options into an embed tag.
 * @type String 
 *
 * @example $$.transform(htmlOptions)
 * @result <embed src="foo.swf" ... />
 *
 * Note: The embed tag is NOT standards-compliant, but it 
 * works in all current browsers. flash.transform can be
 * overwritten with a custom function to generate more 
 * standards-compliant markup.
 *
**/
$$.transform = function(htmlOptions) {
	htmlOptions.toString = toAttributeString;
	if(htmlOptions.flashvars) htmlOptions.flashvars.toString = toFlashvarsString;
	return '<embed ' + String(htmlOptions) + '/>';		
};

/**
 *
 * Flash Player 9 Fix (http://blog.deconcept.com/2006/07/28/swfobject-143-released/)
 *
**/
if (window.attachEvent) {
	window.attachEvent("onbeforeunload", function(){
		__flash_unloadHandler = function() {};
		__flash_savedUnloadHandler = function() {};
	});
}
	
})();



/* ***************************************
URL PARSER
http://projects.allmarkedup.com/jquery_url_parser/index.php
*************************************** */
jQuery.url=function(){var segments={};var parsed={};var options={url:window.location,strictMode:false,key:["source","protocol","authority","userInfo","user","password","host","port","relative","path","directory","file","query","anchor"],q:{name:"queryKey",parser:/(?:^|&)([^&=]*)=?([^&]*)/g},parser:{strict:/^(?:([^:\/?#]+):)?(?:\/\/((?:(([^:@]*):?([^:@]*))?@)?([^:\/?#]*)(?::(\d*))?))?((((?:[^?#\/]*\/)*)([^?#]*))(?:\?([^#]*))?(?:#(.*))?)/,loose:/^(?:(?![^:@]+:[^:@\/]*@)([^:\/?#.]+):)?(?:\/\/)?((?:(([^:@]*):?([^:@]*))?@)?([^:\/?#]*)(?::(\d*))?)(((\/(?:[^?#](?![^?#\/]*\.[^?#\/.]+(?:[?#]|$)))*\/?)?([^?#\/]*))(?:\?([^#]*))?(?:#(.*))?)/}};var parseUri=function(){str=decodeURI(options.url);var m=options.parser[options.strictMode?"strict":"loose"].exec(str);var uri={};var i=14;while(i--){uri[options.key[i]]=m[i]||""}uri[options.q.name]={};uri[options.key[12]].replace(options.q.parser,function($0,$1,$2){if($1){uri[options.q.name][$1]=$2}});return uri};var key=function(key){if(!parsed.length){setUp()}if(key=="base"){if(parsed.port!==null&&parsed.port!==""){return parsed.protocol+"://"+parsed.host+":"+parsed.port+"/"}else{return parsed.protocol+"://"+parsed.host+"/"}}return(parsed[key]==="")?null:parsed[key]};var param=function(item){if(!parsed.length){setUp()}return(parsed.queryKey[item]===null)?null:parsed.queryKey[item]};var setUp=function(){parsed=parseUri();getSegments()};var getSegments=function(){var p=parsed.path;segments=[];segments=parsed.path.length==1?{}:(p.charAt(p.length-1)=="/"?p.substring(1,p.length-1):path=p.substring(1)).split("/")};return{setMode:function(mode){strictMode=mode=="strict"?true:false;return this},setUrl:function(newUri){options.url=newUri===undefined?window.location:newUri;setUp();return this},segment:function(pos){if(!parsed.length){setUp()}if(pos===undefined){return segments.length}return(segments[pos]===""||segments[pos]===undefined)?null:segments[pos]},attr:key,param:param}}();



/* ***************************************
JTIP
*************************************** */
/*
 * JTip
 * By Cody Lindley (http://www.codylindley.com)
 * Under an Attribution, Share Alike License
 * JTip is built on top of the very light weight jquery library.
 */

//on page load (as soon as its ready) call JT_init
$(document).ready(JT_init);

function JT_init(){
	$("a.jTip").toggle(
		  function () {
			$('#JT').remove();
			JT_show(this.href,this.id,this.name);
		  },
		  function () {
			$('#JT').remove();
		  }
		);
}

function JT_show(url,linkId,title){
	if(title == false)title="&nbsp;";
	var de = document.documentElement;
	var w = self.innerWidth || (de&&de.clientWidth) || document.body.clientWidth;
	var hasArea = w - getAbsoluteLeft(linkId);
	var clickElementy = getAbsoluteTop(linkId) - -3; //set y position
	
	var queryString = url.replace(/^[^\?]+\??/,'');
	var params = parseQuery( queryString );
	if(params['width'] === undefined){params['width'] = 255};
	if(params['link'] !== undefined){
	$('#' + linkId).bind('click',function(){window.location = params['link']+"?name="+ params['name']}); //hack for works / projects page
	$('#' + linkId).css('cursor','pointer');
	}
	
	if(hasArea>((params['width']*1)+75)){
		$("body").append("<div id='JT' style='width:"+params['width']*1+"px'><div id='JT_arrow_left'></div><div id='JT_close_left'>"+title+"</div><div id='JT_copy'><div class='JT_loader'><div></div></div>");//right side
		var arrowOffset = getElementWidth(linkId) + 0;
		var clickElementx = getAbsoluteLeft(linkId) + arrowOffset; //set x position
	}else{
		$("body").append("<div id='JT' style='width:"+params['width']*1+"px'><div id='JT_arrow_right' style='left:"+((params['width']*1)+1)+"px'></div><div id='JT_close_right'>"+title+"</div><div id='JT_copy'><div class='JT_loader'><div></div></div>");//left side
		var clickElementx = getAbsoluteLeft(linkId) - ((params['width']*1) + 15); //set x position
	}
	
	$('#JT').css({left: clickElementx+"px", top: clickElementy+"px"});
	$('#JT').show();
	$('#JT_copy').load(url);

}

function getElementWidth(objectId) {
	x = document.getElementById(objectId);
	return x.offsetWidth;
}

function getAbsoluteLeft(objectId) {
	// Get an object left position from the upper left viewport corner
	o = document.getElementById(objectId)
	oLeft = o.offsetLeft            // Get left position from the parent object
	while(o.offsetParent!=null) {   // Parse the parent hierarchy up to the document element
		oParent = o.offsetParent    // Get parent object reference
		oLeft += oParent.offsetLeft // Add parent left position
		o = oParent
	}
	return oLeft
}

function getAbsoluteTop(objectId) {
	// Get an object top position from the upper left viewport corner
	o = document.getElementById(objectId)
	oTop = o.offsetTop            // Get top position from the parent object
	while(o.offsetParent!=null) { // Parse the parent hierarchy up to the document element
		oParent = o.offsetParent  // Get parent object reference
		oTop += oParent.offsetTop // Add parent top position
		o = oParent
	}
	return oTop
}

function parseQuery ( query ) {
   var Params = new Object ();
   if ( ! query ) return Params; // return empty object
   var Pairs = query.split(/[;&]/);
   for ( var i = 0; i < Pairs.length; i++ ) {
      var KeyVal = Pairs[i].split('=');
      if ( ! KeyVal || KeyVal.length != 2 ) continue;
      var key = unescape( KeyVal[0] );
      var val = unescape( KeyVal[1] );
      val = val.replace(/\+/g, ' ');
      Params[key] = val;
   }
   return Params;
}

function blockEvents(evt) {
              if(evt.target){
              evt.preventDefault();
              }else{
              evt.returnValue = false;
              }
}