$.extend({
	getUrlVars: function()
	{
		var vars = [], hash;
		var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
		for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
		{
			hash = hashes[i].split('=');
			vars.push(hash[0]);
			vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
		}
		return vars;
	},
	getUrlVar: function(name)
	{
		return $.getUrlVars()[name];
	},
	
	getUrlStringVars: function(aString)
	{
		var vars = [], hash;
		var hashes = aString.slice(aString.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
		for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
		{
			hash = hashes[i].split('=');
			vars.push(hash[0]);
			vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
		}
		return vars;
	},
	getUrlStringVar: function(aString, name)
	{
		return $.getUrlStringVars(aString)[name];
	}
});

$.os = {
	name: (/(win|mac|linux|sunos|solaris|iphone|ipod|ipad)/.exec(navigator.platform.toLowerCase()) || [u])[0].replace('sunos', 'solaris')
};