function get(id) {
	return document.getElementById(id);
}

function height() {
	return document.body.clientHeight;
}


// from http://www.webreference.com/js/column8/functions.html

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));
}

function setCookie(name, value) {
  var curCookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + "; path=/";
  document.cookie = curCookie;
}

function deleteCookie(name) {
  if (getCookie(name)) {
    document.cookie = name + "=" + 
    "; path=/"  +
    "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
  }
}


var DS = getCookie("DS");
var log = getCookie("log");
var M = getCookie("M");
var moniker = getCookie("moniker");
var userID = getCookie("user");