// --------------------------------------
	// -- Cookie Management Functions --
	// --------------------------------------
	// -- Author: Stephan Themis
	// -- Copyright THEMIS Web Technologies 2011
	// --------------------------------------
	
	function createCookie(name,value,days)
	{
		if (days) 
		{
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
			var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
		}
		else 
			var expires = "";
			
		document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
	}
		

	function readCookie(name)
	{
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
			
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) 
		{
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) 
				return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
			
		return null;
	}

		
	function eraseCookie(name)
	{
		createCookie(name,"",-1);
	}