jQuery.fn.stickyfloat = function(options, lockBottom) {
	var $obj = this;
	
	var parentPaddingTop = parseInt($obj.parent().css('padding-top'));
	var startOffset = $obj.parent().offset().top;
	var opts = jQuery.extend({ startOffset: startOffset, offsetY: parentPaddingTop, duration: 200, lockBottom:true }, options);
	
	$obj.css({ position: 'absolute' });
	var canScroll = true;
	if(opts.lockBottom){
		var bottomPos = $obj.parent().height() - $obj.height() + parentPaddingTop;
		if( bottomPos < 0 )
			bottomPos = 0;
	}
	
	jQuery(window).scroll(function () { 
		$obj.stop(); // stop all calculations on scroll event

		var pastStartOffset		= jQuery(document).scrollTop() > opts.startOffset;
		var objFartherThanTopPos	= $obj.offset().top > startOffset;
		var objBiggerThanWindow 	= $obj.outerHeight() < jQuery(window).height();
		
		if( (pastStartOffset || objFartherThanTopPos) && objBiggerThanWindow ){ 
			var newpos = (jQuery(document).scrollTop() -startOffset + opts.offsetY );
			if ( newpos > bottomPos )
				newpos = bottomPos;
			if ( jQuery(document).scrollTop() < opts.startOffset ) 
				newpos = parentPaddingTop;
			if(canScroll){
				$obj.animate({ top: newpos }, opts.duration );
			}
		}
	});
};
jQuery.cookie = function(name, value, options) {
    if (typeof value != 'undefined') { // name and value given, set cookie
        options = options || {};
        if (value === null) {
            value = '';
            options.expires = -1;
        }
        var expires = '';
        if (options.expires && (typeof options.expires == 'number' || options.expires.toUTCString)) {
            var date;
            if (typeof options.expires == 'number') {
                date = new Date();
                date.setTime(date.getTime() + (options.expires * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000));
            } else {
                date = options.expires;
            }
            expires = '; expires=' + date.toUTCString(); // use expires attribute, max-age is not supported by IE
        }
        // CAUTION: Needed to parenthesize options.path and options.domain
        // in the following expressions, otherwise they evaluate to undefined
        // in the packed version for some reason...
        var path = options.path ? '; path=' + (options.path) : '';
        var domain = options.domain ? '; domain=' + (options.domain) : '';
        var secure = options.secure ? '; secure' : '';
		document.cookie = [name, '=', encodeURIComponent(value), expires, path, domain, secure].join('');
    } else { // only name given, get cookie
        var cookieValue = null;
        if (document.cookie && document.cookie != '') {
            var cookies = document.cookie.split(';');
            for (var i = 0; i < cookies.length; i++) {
                var cookie = jQuery.trim(cookies[i]);
                // Does this cookie string begin with the name we want?
                if (cookie.substring(0, name.length + 1) == (name + '=')) {
                    cookieValue = decodeURIComponent(cookie.substring(name.length + 1));
                    break;
                }
            }
        }	
        return cookieValue;
    }
};