//hides the default text if the user has JS enabled
$("html").addClass("jsHidden"); 

/** used to get a query string parameter based on name.  
  * ex:  var name = (getParam("name") == "") ? "" : getParam("name");
*/
function getParam(name) { 
  var regexS = "[\\?&]"+name+"=([^&#]*)"; 
  var regex = new RegExp( regexS );	
  var tmpURL = window.location.href; 
  var results = regex.exec( tmpURL );
  if( results == null )	
    return "";	
  else 
    return results[1];	
}