//	JavaScript Functions
	function openWindow( url, winName, winAttr )
	{
		var popup = window.open( url, winName, winAttr );
	}

//	cookie get and set methods
	function getCookie( name )
	{
		var index = document.cookie.indexOf( name + "=" );
		if ( index == -1 ) return null;
		index = document.cookie.indexOf( "=", index ) + 1; // first character
		var endstr = document.cookie.indexOf( ";", index );
		if ( endstr == -1 ) endstr = document.cookie.length; // last character
		return unescape( document.cookie.substring( index, endstr ) );
	 }
	
	function setCookie( name, value, domain )
	{
		if ( value != null && value != "" )
		{
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime( date.getTime() + ( 365*24*60*60*2.5 ) );
			var expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();
			document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/;domain=" + domain +";";
		}
	}