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// name - name of the cookie 
// value - value of the cookie 
// [expires] - expiration date of the cookie (defaults to end of current session) 
// [path] - path for which the cookie is valid (defaults to path of calling document) 
// [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid (defaults to domain of calling document) 
// [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a secure transmission 
// * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder 
// * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments 

function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) { 
	var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + 
	((expires) ? "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString() : "") + 
	((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") + 
	((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") + 
	((secure) ? "; secure" : ""); 
document.cookie = curCookie; 
} 

// name - name of the desired cookie 
// * return string containing value of specified cookie or null if cookie does not exist 

function getCookie(name) { 
	var dc = document.cookie; 
	var prefix = name + "="; 
	var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix); 
	if (begin == -1) { 
		begin = dc.indexOf(prefix); 
		if (begin != 0) return null; 
	} else 
	begin += 2; 
	var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin); 
	if (end == -1) 
		end = dc.length; 
	return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end)); 
} 

// name - name of the cookie 
// [path] - path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie) 
// [domain] - domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie) 
// * path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit argument proceeds 

function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) { 
	if (getCookie(name)) { 
		document.cookie = name + "=" + 
		((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") + 
		((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") + 
		"; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT"; 
	} 
} 

// date - any instance of the Date object 
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs" 

function fixDate(date) { 
	var base = new Date(0); 
	var skew = base.getTime(); 
	if (skew > 0) 
		date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew); 
} 

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