function $_GET(q,s) {
     s = (s) ? s : window.location.search;
    var re = new RegExp('&'+q+'=([^&]*)','i');
    return (s=s.replace(/^\?/,'&').match(re)) ?s=s[1] :s='';
}

/* 
 * Cookie functions
 */
function createCookie(name, value, days) {
    var expires = '';
    if (days) {
        var date = new Date();
        date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));
        var expires = '; expires=' + date.toGMTString();
    }
    document.cookie = name + '=' + value + expires + '; path=/';
}

function readCookie(name) {
    var cookieCrumbs = document.cookie.split(';');
    var nameToFind = name + '=';
    for (var i = 0; i < cookieCrumbs.length; i++) {
        var crumb = cookieCrumbs[i];
        while (crumb.charAt(0) == ' ') {
            crumb = crumb.substring(1, crumb.length); /* delete spaces */
        }
        if (crumb.indexOf(nameToFind) == 0) {
            return crumb.substring(nameToFind.length, crumb.length);
        }
    }
    return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
    createCookie(name, '', -1);
}