/**
* @author Shawn Welch <shrimpwagon@yahoo.com>
*/
$(document).ready(function() {
	$.createCookie = function(name, value, mins){
		if (mins) {
			var date = new Date();
			date.setTime(date.getTime() + (mins * 60 * 1000));
			var expires = "; expires=" + date.toGMTString();

		}
		else {
			var expires = "";
		}

		document.cookie = name + "=" + value + expires + "; path=/";
	}

	$.readCookie = function(name) {
		var nameEQ = name + "=";
		var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
		for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
			var c = ca[i];
			while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
			if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
		}
		return null;
	}

	$.eraseCookie = function(name) {
		$.createCookie(name,"",-1);
	}

});