function setCookie(name, value, expires, path, domain, secure) 
{
  var today = new Date();
  today.setTime(today.getTime());

  if(expires)
    expires = expires * 1000 * 60 * 60 * 24;

  var expires_date = new Date(today.getTime() + (expires));

  document.cookie = name + "=" +escape(value) +
  ((expires) ? ";expires=" + expires_date.toGMTString() : "") + 
  ((path) ? ";path=" + path : "") + 
  ((domain) ? ";domain=" + domain : "") +
  ((secure) ? ";secure" : "");
}

function getCookie(check_name) 
{
  var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
  var a_temp_cookie = '';
  var cookie_name = '';
  var cookie_value = '';
  var b_cookie_found = false;
  
  for(i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++)
  {
    a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split( '=' );
    
    cookie_name = a_temp_cookie[0].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, '');
  
    if(cookie_name == check_name)
    {
      b_cookie_found = true;

      if(a_temp_cookie.length > 1)
        cookie_value = unescape(a_temp_cookie[1].replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, ''));

      return(cookie_value);
      break;
    }
    a_temp_cookie = null;
    cookie_name = '';
  }
  if(!b_cookie_found)
    return(null);
}

function deleteCookie(name, path, domain) 
{
  if(getCookie(name))
  {
    document.cookie = name + "=" +
    ((path) ? ";path=" + path : "") +
    ((domain) ? ";domain=" + domain : "" ) +
    ";expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT";
  }
}

function checkCookies()
{
  var note = "Notice: COOKIES are turned OFF. Cookies are required for purchasing.";

  setCookie("testCookie", "x", "", "/", "", "");
  setCookie("cartCookie", "cart", 1, "/", "", "");

  if($("sidepush"))
  {
    if(getCookie("testCookie")) 
    {
      $("sidepush").update();
      deleteCookie("testCookie");
    } 
    else 
    {
      $("sidepush").update(note);
    } 
  }
}