var cookieSeparator=" ";
var nameValueSeparator="#";
function getCookie(name) {
  var cookies = document.cookie.split("; "); // break cookie into array of bites
  for (var i=0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
    nameAndValue = cookies[i].split("="); // break into name and value
    if (nameAndValue[0] == name) // if name matches
      return unescape(nameAndValue[1]); // return value
  }
  return null;
}