var toSleep = true; 

function stopTimer(){
	toSleep=false;
}

function eventTracker(LinkName){
	var secureID="tw3gsb";
	var redirectUrl="http://www.etracker.de/skin/de.def/img/1px.gif";
	etrackerSink=new Image(1,1);toSleep=true;
	etrackerSink.src="http://www.etracker.de/lnkcnt.php?et="+secureID+"&url="+
	redirectUrl+"&lnkname="+LinkName;etrackerSink.onload=stopTimer;
	if(toSleep==true){
		maxDelay(500);
	}
	return true;
}

function maxDelay(gap){
	var then,now;
	then=new Date().getTime();
	now=then; 
	while(toSleep==true&&(now-then)<gap){
		now=new Date().getTime();
	}
}