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

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



function getRadioGroupValue(radioGroupObj)
{
  for (var i=0; i < radioGroupObj.length; i++)
    if (radioGroupObj[i].checked) return radioGroupObj[i].value;

  return null;
}


function disRadio(radioGroupObj){
  for (var i=0; i < radioGroupObj.length; i++)
   radioGroupObj[i].disabled="disabled";
}

function hideVot(){
  		     $("#add_voice").hide();
		     disRadio(document.voting.voice);

}