// -------------------------

var firstTime = true;
window.onload = function()
{
vspiritstate(); // read cookie mute/speak
var target = document.getElementById("tipihomebanner");
target.onmouseover = function()
{
if (firstTime)
	{firstTime=false;
	flashProxy.call('msPlay','Pres1'); 
	}
}
}

function vspiritstate(){
var x = readCookie('stipsstatus');
if (x) {
	// a cookie exists if the user is not first time
	firstTime = false;
}
else {
	firstTime = true; // visitor is new
	createCookie('stipsstatus','exist',1); // write the cookie
	}
}

function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
}


function readCookie(name) {
	var nameEQ = name + "=";
	var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
	for(var i=0;i < ca.length;i++) {
		var c = ca[i];
		while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);
		if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);
	}
	return null;
}

function eraseCookie(name) {
	createCookie(name,"",-1);
}