document.ready(function(){
    
    if(document.readCookie("bar") == "lt"){
        $('memberbar').setStyle({width:'1px', opacity:0});
        $('closepanel').innerHTML = "<";
    }else{
        $('memberbar').setStyle({width:'250px', opacity:1});
        $('closepanel').innerHTML = ">";
    }
    
    $('closepanel').observe('click', function(){
        if($('closepanel').innerHTML == ">"){
            $('memberbar').shift({width:1, duration:0.5, opacity:0});
            $('closepanel').innerHTML = "<";
            document.createCookie("bar", "lt");
        }else{
            $('memberbar').shift({width:250, duration:0.5, opacity:1});
            $('closepanel').innerHTML = ">";
            document.createCookie("bar", "gt");
        }
    });
})