/*
   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";
  }
}

// date - any instance of the Date object
// * hand all instances of the Date object to this function for "repairs"

function fixDate(date) {
  var base = new Date(0);
  var skew = base.getTime();
  if (skew > 0)
    date.setTime(date.getTime() - skew);
}

function checkCount() {
		// create an instance of the Date object
		var now = new Date();
		// fix the bug in Navigator 2.0, Macintosh
		fixDate(now);
		
		/*
		cookie expires in one year (actually, 365 days)
		365 days in a year
		24 hours in a day
		60 minutes in an hour
		60 seconds in a minute
		1000 milliseconds in a second
		*/
		
		now.setTime(now.getTime() + 10 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000);
		var visits = getCookie("counter");
		
		// if the cookie wasn't found, this is your first visit
		if (!visits) {
		  visits = 1; // the value for the new cookie
		}		  
	
	    if(visits == 2) {
			// increment the counter
			visits = parseInt(visits) + 1;
			// set the new cookie
			setCookie("counter", visits, now, "/");
			$.colorbox({href:'http://www.beautifulonraw.com/newsletterform.php', width:"500px", height:"500px", iframe:true});		  	  
		} else {
		
		// increment the counter
		visits = parseInt(visits) + 1;
		// set the new cookie
		setCookie("counter", visits, now, "/");
		
		}
}

function displayCount(){
	
		var visits = getCookie("counter");
		
		if (!visits) {
		  visits = 1; // the value for the new cookie
		} else {		  
		  document.write("By the way, you have been here " + visits + " times.");	  	  
		}
	 	

}