// JavaScript Document
function preloadImages(){
  if(document.images){
    if(!document.imageArray) document.imageArray = new Array();
    var i,j = document.imageArray.length, args = preloadImages.arguments;
	for(i=0; i<args.length; i++){
      if (args[i].indexOf("#")!=0){
        document.imageArray[j] = new Image;
        document.imageArray[j++].src = args[i];
		}}}}
		// Example:

// alert( readCookie("myCookie") );

function readEventRatingCookie(name){
  var cookieValue = "";
  var search = name + "=";
  if(document.cookie.length > 0) { 
    offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search);
    if (offset != -1){ 
      offset += search.length;
      end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
      if (end == -1) end = document.cookie.length;
      cookieValue = unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
    }
  }
  return cookieValue;
}