var temp, temp2, cookieArray, cookieArray2, cookieCount;
			
			function initiate(){
			
			  cookieCount=0;
			
			  if(document.cookie){
			
			    cookieArray=document.cookie.split(";");
			    cookieArray2=new Array();
			
			    for(i in cookieArray){
			      cookieArray2[cookieArray[i].split("=")[0].replace(/ /g,"")]=cookieArray[i].split("=")[1].replace(/ /g,"");
			    }
			
			  }
			
			  cookieArray=(document.cookie.indexOf("state=")>=0)?cookieArray2["state"].split(","):new Array();
			
			  temp=document.getElementById("containerul");
			
			  for(var o=0;o<temp.getElementsByTagName("li").length;o++){
			
			    if(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].getElementsByTagName("ul").length>0){
			
			      temp2				= document.createElement("span");
			      temp2.className			= "symbols";
			      temp2.style.backgroundImage	= (cookieArray.length>0)?((cookieArray[cookieCount]=="true")?"url(images/minus.png)":"url(images/plus.png)"):"url(images/plus.png)";
			      temp2.onclick=function(){
			        showhide(this.parentNode);
			        writeCookie();
			      }
			
			      temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].insertBefore(temp2,temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].firstChild)
			
			      temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display = "none";
			
			      if(cookieArray[cookieCount]=="true"){
			        showhide(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o]);
			      }
			
			      cookieCount++;
			
			    }
			    else{
			
			      temp2				= document.createElement("span");
			      temp2.className			= "symbols";
			      temp2.style.backgroundImage	= "url(images/page.png)";
			
			      temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].insertBefore(temp2,temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[o].firstChild);
			
			    }
			
			  }
			
			}
			
			
			
			function showhide(el){
			
			  el.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display=(el.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display=="block")?"none":"block";
			
			  el.getElementsByTagName("span")[0].style.backgroundImage=(el.getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display=="block")?"url(images/minus.png)":"url(images/plus.png)";
			
			}
			
			
			
			function writeCookie(){		// Runs through the menu and puts the "states" of each nested list into an array, the array is then joined together and assigned to a cookie.
			
			  cookieArray=new Array()
			
			  for(var q=0;q<temp.getElementsByTagName("li").length;q++){
			
			    if(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[q].childNodes.length>0){
			      if(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[q].childNodes[0].nodeName=="SPAN" && temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[q].getElementsByTagName("ul").length>0){
			
			        cookieArray[cookieArray.length]=(temp.getElementsByTagName("li")[q].getElementsByTagName("ul")[0].style.display=="block");
			
			      }
			    }
			
			  }
			
			  document.cookie="state="+cookieArray.join(",")+";expires="+new Date(new Date().getTime() + 365*24*60*60*1000).toGMTString();
			
			}