//function to see whether the current visitor is a BE/BM staff member
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));
}