function getURLParameter(name) {
            var query = window.location.search.substring(1),
                vars = query.split("&"),
                pair = null;

            for (var i = 0; i < vars.length; i++) {
                pair = vars[i].split("=");
                if (pair[0] === name) {
                    return pair[1];
                }
            }

            return '';
        }