// function to generate paragraphs of lorem ipsum
function generate_lorem(paragraphs){
	for (var x = 1; x <= paragraphs; x++){
		document.write('<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Proin sit amet ipsum. Aliquam non lorem at velit commodo tempor. Donec eleifend arcu eu ipsum. Suspendisse eu erat sit amet quam lacinia adipiscing. Integer commodo, dui id scelerisque placerat, orci nisl molestie nisi, nec viverra pede diam ac nisl. Pellentesque eget lorem. Aliquam rutrum mattis libero. Pellentesque in odio blandit nunc viverra luctus. Praesent quis nisl vel dui convallis porttitor. In pretium ullamcorper nisi. Nunc varius urna ut lacus. Etiam vulputate. Maecenas volutpat elementum orci. Fusce arcu erat, fringilla viverra, cursus id, laoreet nec, lorem. Cras mauris metus, dapibus nec, porta nec, ultrices ut, arcu. Vestibulum sollicitudin, pede vitae condimentum pretium, est sem laoreet nunc, id ultrices tortor sapien nec turpis. Proin est urna, convallis et, fermentum nec, suscipit eu, massa.</p>');
	}
}

/*
   name - name of the cookie
   value - value of the cookie
   [expires] - expiration date of the cookie
     (defaults to end of current session)
   [path] - path for which the cookie is valid
     (defaults to path of calling document)
   [domain] - domain for which the cookie is valid
     (defaults to domain of calling document)
   [secure] - Boolean value indicating if the cookie transmission requires
     a secure transmission
   * an argument defaults when it is assigned null as a placeholder
   * a null placeholder is not required for trailing omitted arguments
*/

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

/*
  name - name of the desired cookie
  return string containing value of specified cookie or null
  if cookie does not exist
*/

function getCookie(name) {
  var dc = document.cookie;
  var prefix = name + "=";
  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));
}

/*
   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)
   path and domain default if assigned null or omitted if no explicit
     argument proceeds
*/

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";
  }
}