/*************************************************************
Apps.Mesaaz.gov/MesaazHome2/js/app.js - 8-23-2010
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function closeWindow() {
    window.open('', '_parent', '');
    window.close();
}

/* read/write cookies */

function comSetCookie(name, value, min) {
    var today = new Date();
    var expire = new Date();
    expire.setTime(today.getTime() + 60000 * min);
    document.cookie = name + "=" + escape(value)
                 + "; path=/; expires=" + expire.toGMTString();
}

function comReadCookie(name) {
    var cookie = "" + document.cookie;
    var iName = cookie.indexOf(name);
    if (iName == -1 || name == "") return "";
    var iValue = cookie.indexOf(';', iName);
    if (iValue == -1) iValue = cookie.length;
    return unescape(cookie.substring(iName + name.length + 1, iValue));

}