  //******getCookie function***********
  //used instead of GetCookies() in cookies.js because on fail this
  //returns "" instead of null, which is simpler to test on.
  function getCookie(cName) {
     var search = cName + "="
     if (document.cookie.length > 0) { // if there are any cookies
        var offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
        if (offset != -1) { // if cookie exists
           // find beginning of value
           offset += search.length
           // find end of value
           var end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset)
           if (end == -1){
              end = document.cookie.length
           }
           return unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
        }
        else {return ""}
     }
  }

  function ownsFTW(){
    var testcookie = getCookie("UserID")
    if (testcookie.length < 10) {return false}
    return true
  }


  function ownsIFA(cdnum){
    var testcookie = getCookie("IFASets")
    if (testcookie.indexOf(cdnum) == -1) {return false}
    return true
  }

  function ownsGL(){
    var testcookie = getCookie("IFASets")
    if (testcookie.indexOf("glc") == -1) {return false}
    return true
  }

  function ownsWFT(){
    var testcookie = getCookie("IFASets")
    if (testcookie.indexOf("wft") == -1) {return false}
    return true
  }

  function owns1900(){
    var testcookie = getCookie("IFASets")
    if (testcookie.indexOf("916") == -1) {return false}
    return true
  }

  function ownsIPR(){
    var testcookie = getCookie("IFASets")
    if (testcookie.indexOf("116") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("118") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("170") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("181") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("188") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("256") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("257") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("259") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("267") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("268") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("272") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("273") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("274") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("275") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("352") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("353") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("354") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("355") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("356") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("358") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("359") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("364") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("367") == -1) {return false}
    if (testcookie.indexOf("501") == -1) {return false}
    return true
  }
