function addBraces(o){
	o.innerHTML = "["+o.innerHTML+"]";
}

function removeBraces(o){
	o.innerHTML = o.innerHTML.substr(1,o.innerHTML.length-2);
}

function getQueryVariable(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];
    }
  } 
  return;
}

function displayCounter(){
  var seeCounter;
  var objCounter

  seeCounter = getQueryVariable("showCounter");
  if ( document.all )
    {
    objCounter = document.all('div_counter');
    }
  else
    {
    objCounter = document.all('div_counter');
    }

  if(seeCounter ){
    objCounter.style.visibility = "visible";
  }
}