function Get_Cookie( check_name ) {
	    // first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
	    // note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components
	    var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
	    var a_temp_cookie = '';
	    var cookie_name = '';
	    var cookie_value = '';
	    var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f

	    for ( i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++ )
	    {
		    // now we'll split apart each name=value pair
		    a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split( '=' );


		    // and trim left/right whitespace while we're at it
		    cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');

		    // if the extracted name matches passed check_name
		    if ( cookie_name == check_name )
		    {
			    b_cookie_found = true;
			    // we need to handle case where cookie has no value but exists (no = sign, that is):
			    if ( a_temp_cookie.length > 1 )
			    {
				    cookie_value = unescape( a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '') );
			    }
			    // note that in cases where cookie is initialized but no value, null is returned
			    return cookie_value;
			    break;
		    }
		    a_temp_cookie = null;
		    cookie_name = '';
	    }
	    if ( !b_cookie_found )
	    {
		    return null;
	    }
    }
    
    function Delete_Cookie( name, path, domain ) {
        if ( Get_Cookie( name ) ) 
            document.cookie = name + "=" + ( ( path ) ? ";path=" + path : "") + ( ( domain ) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) + ";expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT";
    }