function $(el_id)
{
	return document.getElementById(el_id);
}

function flipUp()
{
	return false;
	$('usermenu').className='hidden';
	$('user-menu-static').className='user-menu-static ums-closed';

// cookie stuff
	document.cookie = 'flip_criba=up; expires="01.01.2025"; path=/';
	return false;
}

function flipDown(donotsetcookie)
{
	return false;
	$('usermenu').className='visible'; 
	$('user-menu-static').className='user-menu-static ums-opened';

// cookie stuff
	if (!donotsetcookie) document.cookie = 'flip_criba=down; expires="01.01.2025"; path=/';
	return false;
}

function getCookie(name) 
{
 var prefix = name + "="
 var cookieStartIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(prefix)
 if (cookieStartIndex == -1)
         return null
 var cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.indexOf(";", cookieStartIndex + prefix.length)
 if (cookieEndIndex == -1)
         cookieEndIndex = document.cookie.length
 return unescape(document.cookie.substring(cookieStartIndex + prefix.length, cookieEndIndex))
}