function create_cookie(name,value,days) {
  if (days) {
    var date = new Date();
    date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
    var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
  }
  else expires = "";
  document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}

// baseurl is set in header file
function check_register_form()
{
	$("button#send_button").html("<img src=" + BASE_URL + "/img/ind1.gif");	
}

function send_form()
{
	$("div#send_buttons_bar").hide();
	$("div#send_indicator_bar").show();
}

function hide_promo()
{
	$("div#promo").hide();
	$("div#tmp").hide();
	create_cookie('hide_promo', '1', 365);
}