function set_cookie ( cookie_name, cookie_value,
    lifespan_in_days, valid_domain )
{
    var domain_string = valid_domain ?
                       ("; domain=" + valid_domain) : '' ;
    document.cookie = cookie_name +
                       "=" + encodeURIComponent( cookie_value ) +
                       "; max-age=" + 60 * 60 *
                       24 * lifespan_in_days +
                       "; path=/" + domain_string ;
}

function get_cookie(c_name)
{
if (document.cookie.length>0)
  {
  c_start=document.cookie.indexOf(c_name + "=");
  if (c_start!=-1)
    { 
    c_start=c_start + c_name.length+1; 
    c_end=document.cookie.indexOf(";",c_start);
    if (c_end==-1) c_end=document.cookie.length;
    return unescape(document.cookie.substring(c_start,c_end));
    } 
  }
return "";
}

function delete_cookie ( cookie_name, valid_domain )
{
    var domain_string = valid_domain ?
                       ("; domain=" + valid_domain) : '' ;
    document.cookie = cookie_name +
                       "=; max-age=0; path=/" + domain_string ;
}
/*
function site_info_close(){
 	Effect.BlindUp('learn_more_wrap', {duration: 2.5 });
 	var learn_more_link_el = document.getElementById("learn_more_link_text");
 	learn_more_link_el.style.color="#ccc"; 	
//  	set_cookie('learn_more','',365, 'adampoots.com');
 	set_cookie('learn_more','open',365, 'poots.com');
}

function site_info_open(){
 	Effect.BlindDown('learn_more_wrap', {duration: 2.5 });
 	var learn_more_link_el = document.getElementById("learn_more_link_text");
 	learn_more_link_el.style.color="#333";
	delete_cookie('learn_more', 'poots.com');
}*/

function checkCookie(){
var learn_more = get_cookie('learn_more');
if ((learn_more == null || learn_more =="")){
//site_info_open();
}
}