function gotoArea(area, userType) {

		if (!userType) {
			self.location.href = "/" + area + "/" + "?from=HomeAreaLink";
		}
		else {
			self.location.href = "/" + area + "/?userType=" + userType + "&from=HomeAreaLink";
		}
	}

	// how used?
	function gotoPage(pageId, area)
	{
		self.location.href = "/goto/?pageId=" + pageId + "&area=" + area + "&from=HomeAreaLink";
	}

	function gotoHiLight(id, area, windowType) {



		if (windowType == 'self') {
			self.location.href = "/goto_hilight.cfm?id=" + id + "&area=" + area + "&from=HomeTicker";
		}

		if (windowType == 'childwindow_full') {
			openChildWindowFull("/goto_hilight.cfm?id=" + id + "&area=" + area + "&from=HomeTicker");
		}

		if (windowType == 'childwindow_half') {
			openChildWindowHalf("/goto_hilight.cfm?id=" + id + "&area=" + area + "&from=HomeTicker");
		}

		if (windowType == 'childwindow_external') {
			openChildWindowExternal("/goto_hilight.cfm?id=" + id + "&area=" + area + "&from=HomeTicker");
		}

	}

	function gotoExternalSite(pageId)
	{
		openChildWindowExternal("/goto/?pageId=" + pageId);
	}

	function openChildWindowFull(url) {
		var childFull = window.open(url, "childFullWindow", "height=700,width=800,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes");
		if (childFull.focus) {
			childFull.focus();
		}
	}

	function openChildWindowHalf(url) {
		var childFull = window.open(url, "childFullWindow", "height=500,width=440,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,status=yes");
		if (childFull.focus) {
			childFull.focus();
		}
	}

	function openChildWindowExternal(url) {
		var childExternalFull = window.open(url, "childExternalFullWindow");
		if (childExternalFull.focus) {
			childExternalFull.focus();
		}
	}



	function quickLinkGo() {

		theLink = document.quickLinkForm.quickLinkMenu;
		var linkInfo = theLink[theLink.selectedIndex].value;

		var splitInfo = linkInfo.split(",");

		var url = splitInfo[0];
		
		if (url.indexOf("?") == -1)
		{
			url = url + "?from=HomeQuickLink";
		}
		else
		{
			url = url + "&from=HomeQuickLink";		
		}
		
		
		var windowType = splitInfo[1];

		if (windowType == 'childwindow_full' || windowType == 'form') {
			openChildWindowFull(url);
			return;
		}

		if (windowType == 'childwindow_half') {
			openChildWindowHalf(url);
			return;
		}



		self.location.href = url;

	}