var authenticated="1";
var user="";
var $tabs;
var signupTabIndex=null;
var mySignupsTabIndex=null;
var createTabIndex=null;
var helpTabIndex=null;
var accountTabIndex=null;
var createTabIndex=null;
var searchTabIndex=null;
var eventTabIndex=null;
var meetingTabIndex=null;
var profileTabIndex=null;
var registerTabIndex=null;

function checkCookie(){
//check to see if a cookie has already been set on this page, and fill in the
//global variables, if so.
$.post("php/check_cookie.php", function(response){
	var cookie_data=eval('(' + response + ')');
	authenticated=$.trim(cookie_data.authenticated);
	user=$.trim(cookie_data.username);
    });

}
checkCookie();