var c_Name = "rookie";
function setCookie(c_name, c_value)
{
	var deathTime = new Date((new Date()).getTime(  ) + 2*3600000);
	document.cookie = c_name +"="+ escape(c_value);
}

function updateCookie(c_name, c_value)
{
	document.cookie = c_name +"="+ escape(c_value);
}
function getCookie(c_name)
{
	var allcookies = document.cookie;
	var pos = allcookies.indexOf(c_name+"=");
	if(pos != -1)
	{
		var start = pos + c_name.length + 1;
		var end = allcookies.indexOf(";", start);  // End of cookie value
    if (end == -1) end = allcookies.length;
    var value = allcookies.substring(start, end);  // Extract the value
    value = unescape(value);                       // Decode it
		return value;
	}
}
function checkCounter(c_name)	{

		//alert("executing checkCounter");
		var counter = getCookie(c_name);
		if (counter==null || counter == "")
		{
			//alert("Opps... coockie not found!!");
			counter=1;
			setCookie(c_name, counter);
			return counter;
		}
		else
		{
			counter++;
			updateCookie(c_name, counter);
			return counter;
		}
}