function $() {
	var elements = new Array();
	for (var i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++) {
		var element = arguments[i];
		if (typeof element == 'string')
			element = document.getElementById(element);
		if (arguments.length == 1)
			return element;
		elements.push(element);
	}
	return elements;
}

function URLencode(sStr) {
    return escape(sStr).
	replace(/\+/g, '%2B').
	replace(/\"/g,'%22').
	replace(/\'/g, '%27').
	replace(/\//g,'%2F');
}

function checkExists(Id, Tag) {
var o = document.getElementById(Id);
	if (o) {
		if (Tag) {
			if (o.tagName.toLowerCase() == Tag.toLowerCase()) {
				return o;
			}
		}else{
			return o;
		}
	}
return null;
}

function openTargetPopUp(linkURL){window.open(linkURL,'popup','width=640,height=480,scrollbars=0,resizable=0,toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0');}


//window.addEventListener?
//  window.addEventListener("load",AIM.widgets.presence.launch,false):
//  window.attachEvent("onload",AIM.widgets.presence.launch);

//AIM.params.wimKey = 'nb1CBCrrLiOzl9O6';

//function init() {
//document.getElementsByTagName('input')[0].focus();"
//window.addEventListener?window.addEventListener("load",AIM.widgets.presence.launch,true):window.attachEvent("onload",AIM.widgets.presence.launch);
//AIM.widgets.buddyList.launch()
//}

//window.onload = init;