var cookie_value = 0

function get_cookie(name){
var cookie_name = name + "="

if (document.cookie.length > 0){
start_index = document.cookie.indexOf(cookie_name)

if (start_index != -1) {
start_index += cookie_name.length

end_index = document.cookie.indexOf(";", start_index)

if (end_index == -1){
end_index = document.cookie.length
}

cookie_value=unescape(document.cookie.substring(start_index, end_index)) // get value of cookie

}

}
//return cookie_value

if(cookie_value == 0){
document.cookie="visited = 1"
return
}

if(cookie_value==1){
document.getElementById("introflash").style.visibility="hidden"
}

}