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// Version 1.0 Signed by Sid Paral @ MORTICIA on 2003/12/23 22:42:17 (GMT-0800)
// Authentication (do not edit) $rE27sU$
//
// Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Tomer Shiran. All rights reserved.
// Permission given to use the script provided that this notice remains as is.
// Additional scripts can be found at http://www.geocities.com/~yehuda/
//
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//
// loading/unloading cookies
//

// name - name of the cookie
// value - value of the cookie
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session)
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document)
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document)
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments

function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure)
{
	var curCookie =	name + "=" + escape(value) +
					((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") +
					((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
					((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
					((secure) ? "; secure" : "");
	document.cookie = curCookie;
}

// name - name of the desired cookie
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist

function getCookie(name)
{
	var dc = document.cookie;
	var prefix = name + "=";
	var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
	if (begin == -1)
	{
		begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
		if (begin != 0)
			return null;
	}
	else
		begin += 2;
	var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
	if (end == -1)
		end = dc.length;
	return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
}

// name - name of the cookie
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds

function deleteCookie(name, path, domain)
{
	if (getCookie(name))
	{
		document.cookie	=	name + "=" +
							((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
							((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
							"; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
	}
}

// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"

function fixDate(date)
{
	var base = new Date(0);
	var skew = base.getTime();
	if (skew > 0)
		date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}