function getCookie (name) {
    var dc = document.cookie;
    var cname = name + "=";

    if (dc.length > 0) {              
		begin = dc.indexOf(cname);       
			if (begin != -1) {           
			begin += cname.length;       
			end = dc.indexOf(";", begin);
				if (end == -1) end = dc.length;
				return unescape(dc.substring(begin, end));
			} 
		}
		return null;
}