var play="false" var num_days=1 function ged(noDays){ var today=new Date() var expr=new Date(today.getTime()+noDays*24*60*60*1000) return expr.toGMTString()} function readCookie(cookieName){ var start=document.cookie.indexOf(cookieName) if(start==-1){ document.cookie="heardIt=yes; expires="+ged(num_days) play="true"} return play}