function ReadCookie(cookieName) {
	var theCookie=""+document.cookie;
	var ind=theCookie.indexOf(cookieName);
 	if (ind==-1 || cookieName=="") return ""; 
	var ind1=theCookie.indexOf(';',ind);
 	if (ind1==-1) ind1=theCookie.length; 
  	return unescape(theCookie.substring(ind+cookieName.length+1,ind1));
}//end function ReadCookie


function hide(layerID){
	var myElement = document.getElementById(layerID);
	document.getElementById(layerID).style.visibility = "hidden";
	document.getElementById(layerID).style.height = 1 + "px";	
	//document.getElementById(layerID2).style.visibility = "hidden";	
	//document.getElementById(layerID2).style.height = "0px";		
	var myElement2 = document.getElementById("indicator");
	myElement2.style.height = 25 + "px";
	myElement2.style.visibility = "visible";
	myElement2.style.overflow = "visible";
	var myElement4 = document.getElementById("indicator3");
	myElement4.style.height = 0 + "px";	
	myElement4.style.visibility = "hidden";	
	myElement4.style.overflow = "hidden";
}//end function hide

function show(layerID){
	var myElement = document.getElementById(layerID);
	document.getElementById(layerID).style.visibility = "visible";
	document.getElementById(layerID).style.height = "auto";				
	//document.getElementById(layerID2).style.visibility = "visible";	
	//document.getElementById(layerID2).style.height = "auto";		
	var myElement2 = document.getElementById("indicator");
	myElement2.style.height = 0 + "px";
	myElement2.style.visibility = "hidden";
	myElement2.style.overflow = "hidden";
	var myElement4 = document.getElementById("indicator3");
	myElement4.style.height = 0 + "px";	
	myElement4.style.visibility = "hidden";	
	myElement4.style.overflow = "hidden";
	Set_Cookie("bgCommentHide", "false", 365, "/", "billingsgazette.net", "");	
}//end function show

 
function hideperm(layerID){
	var myElement = document.getElementById(layerID);
	document.getElementById(layerID).style.visibility = "hidden";
	document.getElementById(layerID).style.height = 1 + "px";
	//document.getElementById(layerID2).style.visibility = "hidden";	
	//document.getElementById(layerID2).style.height = "0px";	
	var myElement2 = document.getElementById("indicator");
	myElement2.style.height = 0 + "px";
	myElement2.style.visibility = "hidden";
	myElement2.style.overflow = "hidden";
	var myElement4 = document.getElementById("indicator3");
	myElement4.style.height = 25 + "px";
	myElement4.style.visibility = "visible";	
	myElement4.style.overflow = "visible";
	Set_Cookie("bgCommentHide", "true", 365, "/", "billingsgazette.net", "");	
}//end funciton hidePerm

function Set_Cookie( name, value, expires, path, domain, secure )  {
	// set time, it's in milliseconds
	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" : "" );
}//end function Set_Cookie