(function($){
	$.cookie = function(key, value, options) {
		if(arguments.length > 1) {
			var o = $.extend({}, $.cookieOptions, options);
	        if (value === null || value === undefined) {
	            value = '';
	            o.expires = -1;
	        }
	        if (o.expires.constructor != Date) {
				var today = new Date();
				today.setDate(today.getDate() + o.expires);
				o.expires = today;
			}
			// Create the cookie string
			document.cookie = 
				key + '=' + value +
				'; expires=' + o.expires.toUTCString() +
				(o.path? '; path=' + (o.path) : '') +
				(o.domain? '; domain=' + (o.domain) : '') +
				(o.secure? '; secure' : '');
		} else {
			if(result = new RegExp(key+"=(.*?)(?:;|$)").exec(document.cookie))
				return decodeURIComponent(result[1]);
			return false;
		}
	};
	$.cookieOptions = {
		expires: 365, 
		path: '/'
	}
})(jQuery);