function readCookie(name) {
  
  var nameEQ = name + "=";
  var ca = document.cookie.split(';');
  
  for(var i = 0; i < ca.length; i++) {
    var c = ca[i];
    while (c.charAt(0) == ' ') c = c.substring(1, c.length);
    if (c.indexOf(nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length, c.length);
  }
  
  return null;
}

function loggedIn() {
  if (readCookie('GlobalCandidateName')) return 1;
  else return 0;
}