var curDt = new Date();
var curYear = curDt.getFullYear();

function getCookie(name)
{
   var end
   var start=document.cookie.indexOf(name+"=");
   var len=start+name.length+1;

   if((!start) && (name!=document.cookie.substring(0,name.length)))
      return null;
   if(start==-1)
      return null;
   end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",len);
   if(end==-1)
      end=document.cookie.length;
   return unescape(document.cookie.substring(len,end));
}

function setCookie(name,value)
{
   var   expires=new Date();
   expires=new Date(expires.getTime()+6000000000);

   document.cookie=name+"="+escape(value)
      +((expires)?";expires="+expires.toGMTString():"")
      +";path=/";
}

function removeCookie(name)
{
   var   expires=new Date();
   expires=new Date(expires.getTime()-600000);

   document.cookie=name+"="+escape(value)
      +((expires)?";expires="+expires.toGMTString():"")
      +";path=/";
}