  function SaveCookie(name, value, expire){
    var eDate = new Date();
    eDate.setDate(eDate.getDate() + expire);
    document.cookie = name + "=" + value + "; expires=" +  eDate.toGMTString()+ "; path=/";
  }
  function ReadCookie(name){
    var label = name + "=";
    var labelLen = label.length;
    var cLen = document.cookie.length;
    var i = 0;
    while (i < cLen) {
      var j = i + labelLen;
      if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == label) {
      var cEnd = document.cookie.indexOf(";", j);
      if (cEnd == -1) cEnd = document.cookie.length;
      return unescape(document.cookie.substring(j, cEnd));
      }
    i++;
    }
    return "";
  }
  


var stmnTimer;

function ReadCookie(name)
{
var label = name + "=";
var labelLen = label.length;
var cLen = document.cookie.length;
var i = 0;

while (i < cLen) {
                var j = i + labelLen;

                if (document.cookie.substring(i, j) == label) {
                                var cEnd = document.cookie.indexOf(";", j);
                                if (cEnd == -1) cEnd = document.cookie.length;

                                return unescape(document.cookie.substring(j, cEnd));
                }

                i++;
}

return "";
}

function SaveCookie(name, value, expire)
{
var eDate = new Date();
eDate.setDate(eDate.getDate() + expire);
document.cookie = name + "=" + value + "; expires=" +  eDate.toGMTString()+ "; path=/";
}

function RefreshStaticMenu()
{
var stmnStartPoint, stmnEndPoint, stmnRefreshTimer;

stmnStartPoint = parseInt(STATICMENU.style.top, 10);
stmnEndPoint = document.body.scrollTop + stmnGAP2;
if (stmnEndPoint < stmnGAP1) stmnEndPoint = stmnGAP1;

stmnRefreshTimer = stmnActivateSpeed;

if ( stmnStartPoint != stmnEndPoint ) {
                stmnScrollAmount = Math.ceil( Math.abs( stmnEndPoint - stmnStartPoint ) / 15 );
                STATICMENU.style.top = parseInt(STATICMENU.style.top, 10) + ( ( stmnEndPoint<stmnStartPoint ) ? -stmnScrollAmount : stmnScrollAmount );
                stmnRefreshTimer = stmnScrollSpeed;
}

stmnTimer = setTimeout ("RefreshStaticMenu();", stmnRefreshTimer);
}

function ToggleAnimate()
{
if (ANIMATE.checked) {
                RefreshStaticMenu();
                SaveCookie("ANIMATE", "true", 300);
}
else {
                clearTimeout(stmnTimer);
                STATICMENU.style.top = stmnGAP1;
                SaveCookie("ANIMATE", "false", 300);
}
}

function InitializeStaticMenu()
{
STATICMENU.style.left = stmnLEFT;

         if (ReadCookie("ANIMATE") == "false") {
                ANIMATE.checked = false;
                STATICMENU.style.top = document.body.scrollTop + stmnGAP1;
}
else {
                ANIMATE.checked = true;
                STATICMENU.style.top = document.body.scrollTop + stmnBASE;
                RefreshStaticMenu();
}
}