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function $E(tag, props) {
	if (typeof props == 'string')
		props = { style : props };
	if (typeof tag == 'string') {
		var id = tag.match(/#([\w-]+)/);
		var classes = tag.match(/(?:\.[\w-]+)+/);
		tag = tag.replace(/[#.].*/, '');
		props = props || {};
		if (id) props.id = id[1];
		if (classes) props['class'] = classes[0].replace(/\./g, ' ');

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Native.implement([Element, Window, Document, Events], {
	oneEvent : function(type, fn) {
		return this.addEvent(type, function() {
			this.removeEvent(type, arguments.callee);
			return fn.apply(this, arguments);
		});
	}
});

/*

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Element.Events.clickout = {
	base : 'click',
	condition : function(event){
		event.stopPropagation();  // stop event bubbling to the body
		return false;	// never run handler when clicking on element
	},
	onAdd : function(fn){
		this.getDocument().addEvent('click', fn);
	},
	onRemove : function(fn){

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Class.Mutators.BindAll = function(self, bool) {
	if (!bool) return self;
	
	var init = self.initialize;
	var exclude = arguments.callee.exclude;
	
	self.initialize = function() {
		for (var method in this) {
			if (typeof this[method] != 'function' || exclude.contains(method))
				continue;

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Class.Initializers = {};

Class.Mutators.initialize = function(initialize){
	
	return function(){
		this._init_ = initialize;
		
		for (var modifier in Class.Initializers) {
			if (!this[modifier]) continue;
			this[modifier] = Class.Initializers[modifier].call(this, this[modifier]);

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// Auto-updating Date stuff

Date.pretty = new Class({
	
	Implements: Options,
	
	options: {
		interval: 60000,
		threshold: '24 hours'
	},

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// FUNCTION BINDING

Function.prototype.bind = function(bind, args){
	var self = this.unbind();
	if (args != null) args = $splat(args);
	
	var fn = function(){
		return self.apply(bind, args || arguments);
	};
	

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// inspired by jQuery watch: http://plugins.jquery.com/files/jquery-watch.js.txt

(function(){
	
	var watch = Object.prototype.watch,
		unwatch = Object.prototype.unwatch,
		watched = [],
		timer;
	
	Object.watch = function(obj, prop, fn){

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String.implement({
    truncate: function(max, trail, separator){
        var s = this.trim();
        if (s.length <= max) return s;
       
        separator = $pick(separator, ' ');
        if (separator)
            s = s.substr(0, max + 1).substr(0, s.lastIndexOf(separator));
        else
            s = s.substr(0, max);

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Element.implement({

	// truncates element text to fit its width
	truncate: function(trail){
		var text = this.get('text').trim();
		if (!text) return;

		trail = trail || '...';
		var style = this.style;
		var styles = { overflow: style.overflow, 'white-space': style.whiteSpace, padding: style.padding, margin: style.margin };