function textCounter(field, maxlimit) {
    if (field.value.length > maxlimit)
        field.value = field.value.substring(0, maxlimit);
}

function read_cookie(cookie_name) {
    var my_cookie = "" + document.cookie;
    var ind = my_cookie.indexOf(cookie_name);
    if (ind == -1 || cookie_name == "") return "";
    var ind1 = my_cookie.indexOf(';', ind);
    if (ind1 == -1) ind1 = my_cookie.length;
    return unescape(my_cookie.substring(ind + cookie_name.length + 1, ind1));
}

function gwo_hack() {
    var utmx_temp = read_cookie('__utmx');
    if (utmx_temp.indexOf(":") != -1) {
        var utmx_array = utmx_temp.split(':');
        if (utmx_array.length == 3) {
            var the_variation = utmx_array[2];
            if (the_variation == 1) {
                $('#headerPane').css('background', 'url(resources/img/may-winter-abstract-banner.gif) #e5edf0 no-repeat 255px 9px');
            } else {
                $('#headerPane').css('background', 'url(resources/img/may-winter-abstract-banner.gif) #e5edf0 no-repeat 255px 9px');
            }
        }
    }
}