var Flash = new Object();

Flash.data = {};

Flash.transferFromCookies = function(element) {
  var data = JSON.parse(unescape(Cookie.get("flash")));
  if(!data) data = {};
  Flash.data = data;
  Cookie.erase("flash");
  Element.hide(element);
};

Flash.writeDataTo = function(name, element) {
  var content = "";
  var elementContainer = $(element+'_container');
  element = $(element);
  if(Flash.data[name]) {
    content = Flash.data[name].toString().gsub(/\+/, ' ');
    Element.show(elementContainer);
    
    setTimeout(function() {
      elementContainer.visualEffect("blind_up", {"duration":0.7});
      }, 6000);
  } 
  element.innerHTML = unescape(content);
};