function updateHTML(elmId, value) {
			document.getElementById(elmId).innerHTML = value;
		}

		function setytplayerState(newState) {
			updateHTML("playerstate", newState);
		}

		function onYouTubePlayerReady(playerId) {
			ytplayer = document.getElementById("myytplayer");
			setInterval(updateytplayerInfo, 250);
			updateytplayerInfo();
			ytplayer.addEventListener("onStateChange", "onytplayerStateChange");
			ytplayer.addEventListener("onError", "onPlayerError");
		}

		function onPlayerError(errorCode) {
			alert("An error occured: " + errorCode);
		}

		function onytplayerStateChange(newState) {
			setytplayerState(newState);
		}


		// functions for the api calls
		function loadNewVideo(id, startSeconds) {
			if (ytplayer) {
				ytplayer.loadVideoById(id, parseInt(startSeconds));
			}
		}

		function cueNewVideo(id, startSeconds) {
			if (ytplayer) {
				ytplayer.cueVideoById(id, startSeconds);
			}
		}

		function play() {
			if (ytplayer) {
				ytplayer.playVideo();
			}
		}

		function pause() {
			if (ytplayer) {
				ytplayer.pauseVideo();
			}
		}