jQuery.cookie = function (key, value, options) {
			
			// key and at least value given, set cookie...
			if (arguments.length > 1 && String(value) !== "[object Object]") {
				options = jQuery.extend({}, options);
		
				if (value === null || value === undefined) {
					options.expires = -1;
				}
		
				if (typeof options.expires === 'number') {
					var days = options.expires, t = options.expires = new Date();
					t.setDate(t.getDate() + days);
				}
				
				value = String(value);
				
				return (document.cookie = [
					encodeURIComponent(key), '=',
					options.raw ? value : encodeURIComponent(value),
					options.expires ? '; expires=' + options.expires.toUTCString() : '', // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
					options.path ? '; path=' + options.path : '',
					options.domain ? '; domain=' + options.domain : '',
					options.secure ? '; secure' : ''
				].join(''));
			}
		
			options = value || {};
			var result, decode = options.raw ? function (s) { return s; } : decodeURIComponent;
			return (result = new RegExp('(?:^|; )' + encodeURIComponent(key) + '=([^;]*)').exec(document.cookie)) ? decode(result[1]) : null;
		};