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+function param_escape(arg) {
+	if (typeof encodeURIComponent != 'undefined')
+		return encodeURIComponent(arg);	
+	else
+		return escape(arg);
+}
+
+function param_unescape(arg) {
+	if (typeof decodeURIComponent != 'undefined')
+		return decodeURIComponent(arg);	
+	else
+		return unescape(arg);
+}
+
+
+function notify(msg) {
+
+	var n = document.getElementById("notify");
+
+	n.innerHTML = msg;
+
+	if (msg.length == 0) {
+		n.style.display = "none";
+	} else {
+		n.style.display = "block";
+	}
+
+}
+
+