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 SetCookie(name,value,expires){
	document.cookie=name+"="+value+";path=/"+((expires==null)?"":";expires="+expires.toGMTString())
}

function CloseBottomBar() {
	$("#bottom-bar-content").slideUp("slow");
	var expiryDate=new Date()
	expiryDate.setTime(expiryDate.getTime() + (1000*60*60*24*100))
	SetCookie('bottom-bar','close',expiryDate)
}

function CheckCloseBottomBar() {
	
	if (Get_Cookie('bottom-bar') == 'close')
		$("#bottom-bar-content").slideUp("slow");
		
}