function initTabs(){
	//tab(getURLVar('whichTab'));
	if(getURLVar('whichTab') == ''){
	
	}else tab(getURLVar('whichTab'));
	
}
//alert (getURLVar('whichTab'));


function getURLVar(urlVarName) {
	//divide the URL in half at the '?' 
	var urlHalves = String(document.location).split('?');
	var urlVarValue = '';
		if(urlHalves[1]){
		//load all the name/value pairs into an array 
		var urlVars = urlHalves[1].split('#');
		//loop over the list, and find the specified url variable 
		for(i=0; i<=(urlVars.length); i++){
			if(urlVars[i]){
				//load the name/value pair into an array 
				var urlVarPair = urlVars[i].split('=');
				if (urlVarPair[0] && urlVarPair[0] == urlVarName) {
					//I found a variable that matches, load it's value into the return variable 
					urlVarValue = urlVarPair[1];
				}
			}
		}
	}
	return urlVarValue;
}

function tab(whichTab){
	document['tabs'].src = 'assets/tabbed_content_areas/tabs_'+ whichTab +'.jpg';
	document.getElementById('news').style.display = "none";
	document.getElementById('events').style.display = "none";
	document.getElementById('blog').style.display = "none";

	if(whichTab == 1){
		document.getElementById('news').style.display = "inline";
	}else if(whichTab == 2){
		document.getElementById('events').style.display = "inline";
	}else {
		document.getElementById('blog').style.display = "inline";
	}

}