/****************************** launch leaderboard */
function launchSynSB(x,syn,debug){
//launch traditional Leaderboard
var flashWindow = "";
var lbLaunchPage = "http://www.usopen.com/en_US/realtime/init_np_.html?";
lbLaunchPage += (syn)?"syn="+syn:"syn=none";
lbLaunchPage += "&ref=" + document.location.host + document.location.pathname;
lbLaunchPage += (x)?"&mode="+x:"&mode=none";
lbLaunchPage += (debug)?"&db=true":"&db=false";
//lbLaunchPage += (debug && debug.indexOf("debug")>-1)?"&db=true":"&db=false";
//alert("lbLaunchPage: " + lbLaunchPage);
if (flashWindow.closed || flashWindow==""){
flashWindow = window.open(lbLaunchPage,"flashWindow","width=739,height=453,top=100,left=100")
if (flashWindow.opener == null) flashWindow.opener=self;
}
flashWindow.focus();
}