function addLoadEvent(func) {
  var oldonload = window.onload;
  if (typeof window.onload != 'function') {
    window.onload = func;
  } else {
    window.onload = function() {
      if (oldonload) {
        oldonload();
      }
      func();
    }
  }
}


function disableForms(){
var aForms = document.forms,
nForms = aForms.length,
i;

for (i=0; i<nForms; i++) {
var aElems = aForms[i].elements,
nElems = aElems.length,
j;
for (j=0; j<nElems; j++) {
aElems[j].disabled = true;

}
}
}


var linkArray = new Array();
function disablelinks(){
var objLink = document.links;
for(var i=0;i < objLink.length;i++) {
linkArray[i] = objLink[i].href.toString();
if (objLink[i].id=='countryLink'){
//this just allows me to skip some
}
else {
objLink[i].disabled=true;
objLink[i].onclick = new Function("return false;");
}
}
}
function enablelinks() {
var objLink = document.links;
for(var i=0;i < objLink.length;i++) {
objLink[i].disabled=false;
objLink[i].href=linkArray[i];
objLink[i].onclick = linkArray[i];
}
}

// || objLink[i].id=='nz' || objLink[i].id=='other' || || objLink[i].id=='uk'