/**
		 * Sets a Cookie with the given name and value.
		 *
		 * name       Name of the cookie
		 * value      Value of the cookie
		 * [expires]  Expiration date of the cookie (default: end of current session)
		 * [path]     Path where the cookie is valid (default: path of calling document)
		 * [domain]   Domain where the cookie is valid
		 *              (default: domain of calling document)
		 * [secure]   Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires a
		 *              secure transmission
		 */
		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" : "");
		}
		
		/**
		 * Gets the value of the specified cookie.
		 *
		 * name  Name of the desired cookie.
		 *
		 * Returns a string containing value of specified cookie,
		 *   or null if cookie does not exist.
		 */
		function getCookie(name)
		{
		    var dc = document.cookie;
		    var prefix = name + "=";
		    //alert(dc);
		    var begin = dc.indexOf("; " + prefix);
		    if (begin == -1)
		    {
		        begin = dc.indexOf(prefix);
		        if (begin != 0) return null;
		    }
		    else
		    {
		        begin += 2;
		    }
		    var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", begin);
		    if (end == -1)
		    {
		        end = dc.length;
		    }
		    return unescape(dc.substring(begin + prefix.length, end));
		}
		
		/**
		 * Deletes the specified cookie.
		 *
		 * name      name of the cookie
		 * [path]    path of the cookie (must be same as path used to create cookie)
		 * [domain]  domain of the cookie (must be same as domain used to create cookie)
		 */
		function deleteCookie(name, path, domain)
		{
		    if (getCookie(name))
		    {
		        document.cookie = name + "=" + 
		            ((path) ? "; path=" + path : "") +
		            ((domain) ? "; domain=" + domain : "") +
		            "; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-70 00:00:01 GMT";
		    }
		}

		// *********************************************************
		var cookie_date = new Date();
		cookie_date.setTime(cookie_date.getTime() + 1000*1800);
		var cookieName = 'HitCounter_1815';
		
		// check if cookie is already set		
		countedFlag = getCookie(cookieName);
		
		if(!countedFlag)
		{
			// if cookie not set, create it
			cFlag = '1';
			setCookie(cookieName, cFlag, cookie_date);	
			//alert(cookieName + ' - ' + cookie_date);
		}
		//alert(countedFlag);
		var counter_id = '1815';
					var count_this = '1';
					// create new image that updates this counter or not by calling count.php file
		var image = new Image;
		var sSrc='http://countsponsor.com/count.php?id=' + counter_id + '&cmd=update&count_this=' + count_this;
		//alert(sSrc);
		escape(sSrc);
		image.src=sSrc;
		
		
		var CounterImage = new Image;
		var sSrc2='http://countsponsor.com/count.php?id=' + counter_id + '&cmd=img_only';
		//alert(sSrc);
		escape(sSrc2);
		CounterImage.src = sSrc2;
		//document.images.counterimg.scr = CounterImage.src;