/*
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Set a cookie
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*/ 
var expdate = new Date ();
expdate.setTime (expdate.getTime() + (24 * 60 * 60 * 1000 * 7)); 
//the above is an override for the date if needed

function setCookie (name,value,expires,path,domain,secure) { 
	document.cookie=name + 	'=' +	escape (value) + 
		((expires) ? '; expires=' + expires.toGMTString(): '') + 
		((path) ? '; path=' + 	path : '') + 
		((domain) ? '; domain=' +	domain :'') + 
		((secure) ? '; secure' : ''); 
}