/**
	@function parseQuery
	@return (associative array) of the name value pairs passed to the query string
*/
function parseQuery() {

	var q_str = new String(window.location.search);
	q_str = q_str.substr(1);

	var pairHalves;
	var queryVars = {};	
	var N_V_pairs = q_str.split("&");
	var length = N_V_pairs.length;

	for(i=0; i < length; i++){
		pairHalves = N_V_pairs[i].split("=");
		queryVars[pairHalves[0]] = pairHalves[1];
	}

	// alert(queryVars);
	return queryVars;
	
}