//here are all the cookie functions I need
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function delCookie(name) {
document.cookie = name + "=; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT" +  "; path=/";
}

function getCookie(name){
var cname = name + "=";               
var dc = document.cookie;             
    if (dc.length > 0) {              
    begin = dc.indexOf(cname);       
        if (begin != -1) {           
        begin += cname.length;       
        end = dc.indexOf(";", begin);
            if (end == -1) end = dc.length;
            return unescape(dc.substring(begin, end));
        } 
    }
return null;
}


function setCookie(name, value, expires) {
document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value) + "; path=/" +
((expires == null) ? "" : "; expires=" + expires.toGMTString());
}