function setCookie(c_name,value,expiredays)
{
	var exdate=new Date()
	exdate.setDate(exdate.getDate()+expiredays)
	document.cookie=c_name+ "=" +escape(value)+
	((expiredays==null) ? "" : ";expires="+exdate.toGMTString())
}

function getCookie(c_name)
{
	if (document.cookie.length>0)
	  {
	  c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=")
	  if (c_start!=-1)
	    { 
	    c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1 
	    c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start)
	    if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length
	    return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end))
	    } 
	  }
	return ""
}

function launchMailForm()
{
	var returnVal = Modalbox.show("/includes/mail_form.html", 
					{title: "Vanteon Mail Form", 
					 width: 500, 
					 height: 400, 
					 overlayClose: false});
	Modalbox.resizeToContent();
}					

function goHome()
{
	// forward the user to the home page
	window.location = "/";
}

function hideFlash()
{
	alert('hideFlash');
	$('flashLayer').hide();
}

function showFlash()
{
	alert('showFlash');
	$('flashLayer').show();
}