//get form elements value
function getElementValueById(id){
  var elValue="";
  var e = document.getElementById(id);
  elValue = e.value;
  return(elValue);
}

//open popup window with event information in
function OpenEventWindow(id){
alert("todo " + id);
}

// hide the google adwords box
function hideAds(){
 var e=document.getElementById("gads");
 if(e.style.display=="none"){
  e.style.display="";
 }else{
  e.style.display="none";
 }
}