function highliteActiveTab(activeTab){
        //******* add array elements for new tabs **** removed ,document.getElementById('tabPreReleases') for now
	aTabs = new Array(document.getElementById('tabMNewAdditions'),document.getElementById('tabBestSellers'),document.getElementById('tabOurFavorites'),document.getElementById('tabStudios'),document.getElementById('tabGenres'),document.getElementById('tabPhotoGalleries'),document.getElementById('tabLiveCams'),document.getElementById('tabToys'));
	//parse value that is set in mode query string variable into the matching id for the tab
	sActive = '';
	if(activeTab == 'newadditions') sActive = 'tabMNewAdditions';
	if(activeTab == 'bestsellers') sActive = 'tabBestSellers';
	if(activeTab == 'ourfavorites') sActive = 'tabOurFavorites';
	if(activeTab == 'studios') sActive = 'tabStudios';
	if(activeTab == 'genres') sActive = 'tabGenres';
	if(activeTab == 'photogalleries') sActive = 'tabPhotoGalleries';
	if(activeTab == 'livecams') sActive = 'tabLiveCams';
	if(activeTab == 'toys') sActive = 'tabToys';
	//if(activeTab == 'prereleases') sActive = 'tabPreReleases';
	for(i=0;i<aTabs.length;i++){
		if(aTabs[i].id == sActive){
			aTabs[i].className = 'darkgreytab';
		} else {
			aTabs[i].className = 'tab';
		}
	}
}

function getURLVariable(variable) {
  var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
  var vars = query.split("&");
  for (var i=0;i<vars.length;i++) {
    var pair = vars[i].split("=");
    if (pair[0] == variable) {
      return pair[1];
    }
  }
}