function getCookie(name)
{
	var cookies = document.cookie;
	if (cookies.indexOf(name) != -1)
	{
		var startpos = cookies.indexOf(name)+name.length+1;
		var endpos = cookies.indexOf(";",startpos)-1;
		if (endpos == -2) endpos = cookies.length;
		return unescape(cookies.substring(startpos,endpos));
	}
	else
	{
		return false; // the cookie couldn't be found! it was never set before, or it expired.
	}
}
 
function setCookie(name, value, expires)
{

	// no expiration date specified? use this date and it will just be deleted soon.
	if (!expires) {
		expires = new Date(); 
	}
	
	document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() + "; path=/";
}