function getCookie(Name) {
    var re = new RegExp(Name + "=[^;]+", "i"); //construct RE to search for target name/value pair
    if (document.cookie.match(re)) //if cookie found
        return document.cookie.match(re)[0].split("=")[1] //return its value
    return null
}

function setCookie(name, value, days) {
    var expireDate = new Date()
    //set "expstring" to either future or past date, to set or delete cookie, respectively
    var expstring = (typeof days != "undefined") ? expireDate.setDate(expireDate.getDate() + parseInt(days)) : expireDate.setDate(expireDate.getDate() - 5)
    document.cookie = name + "=" + value + "; expires=" + expireDate.toGMTString() + "; path=/";
}

function hasFlash() {
    var myReturn = false;
    try 
    {
        var fo = new ActiveXObject('ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash');
        if (fo) {
            myReturn = true;
        }
        return myReturn;
    }
    catch (e) {
        if (navigator.mimeTypes["application/x-shockwave-flash"] != undefined) {
            myReturn = true;
        }
        return myReturn;
    }
}