$.extend({
  getUrlVars: function(){
    //Copied from: http://jquery-howto.blogspot.com/2009/09/get-url-parameters-values-with-jquery.html
    var vars = [], hash;
    var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
    for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++) {
      hash = hashes[i].split('=');
      vars.push(hash[0]);
      vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
    }
    return vars;
  },
  getUrlVar: function(name){
    //Copied from: http://jquery-howto.blogspot.com/2009/09/get-url-parameters-values-with-jquery.html
    return $.getUrlVars()[name];
  },
  getUrlAnchor: function() {
    //Copied from: http://www.designchemical.com/blog/index.php/jquery/get-url-parameters-using-jquery/
    return document.URL.split('#')[1];
  }
});