// ***********************************************************************************
// search for value
function search(str, pattern) {
    return str.indexOf(pattern);
}

// ***********************************************************************************
// extracts variables from cookie
function extract_variables2(str,name){
      site_index = search(str,name);
      if (site_index == '-1')
      {
        return null;
      }
      site_string = str.substring(site_index+name.length);
      semi_index = site_string.indexOf(';');
      if (semi_index != -1)
      {
        site_string = site_string.substring(0,semi_index);
      }
      return unescape(site_string);
}

// ***********************************************************************************
// Appends email to URL in &u1=

function goLink(str){
     var allcookies = document.cookie;
     var jsEmail;
     jsEmail = extract_variables2(allcookies,"Email=");
     if (jsEmail ==null)
     {
	sendMember=window.open(str)
     }
     else
     {
	sendMember=window.open(str + '&u1=' + jsEmail)
     }
}