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//returns a copy of a string with a portion removed
//(essentially the opposite of `slice`)
//the `end` argument is optional

//str.prune(begin[, end])

if(!String.prototype.prune){
	String.prototype.prune = function prune(begin, end){
		"use strict";
		var newStr = this.slice(0);	//make a copy of the string

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(function (){
	"use strict";
	var oldEncodeURI = encodeURI;
	encodeURI = function encodeURI(str){ return oldEncodeURI(str).replace(/%5B/ig, "[").replace(/%5D/ig, "]"); };
})();

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//encode reserved characters in a string for use in HTML
//if `keepValidEntities` is true, the amphersands for valid character entity references will not be encoded
function textToHTML(str, keepValidEntities){
	"use strict";
	var validEntityNames, rxp;
	
	if(keepValidEntities){
		//see http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/sgml/entities.html
		validEntityNames = ""+
			//markup-significant and internationalization characters

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//creates a new function that, when called, has its `this` keyword set to the provided object, with a given sequence of arguments
// preceding any provided when the new function is called
//note: this is only a partial implementation; it may not work as expected in some scenarios.
// For instance, the resulting function cannot be used as a contructor.

if(!Function.prototype.bind){
	Function.prototype.bind = function bind(toObject){
		"use strict";
		var originalFn, boundArgs;
		

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//returns an array of the properties & methods that are direct properties of an object (i.e., those that have not been inherited)
//see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object/keys
if(!Object.keys){
	Object.keys = (function (){
		"use strict";
		
		var hasOwnProperty = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty,
			hasDontEnumBug = !({toString: null}).propertyIsEnumerable("toString"),
			dontEnums = ["toString", "toLocaleString", "valueOf", "hasOwnProperty", "isPrototypeOf", "propertyIsEnumerable", "constructor"];
		

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//trim functions were tested in Firefox 4, 8, & 20; IE 6 & 9; Chrome 17; Safari 5.1; and Opera 11.5

//built-in trim() is much faster in Firefox & IE, slower in Opera, and slower for short strings but much faster for long strings in Chrome & Safari
if(!String.prototype.trim /*|| window.opera*/){
	if( window.navigator.mozIsLocallyAvailable || ((/safari/i).test(window.navigator.userAgent) && !window.chrome) )	//Firefox & Safari
		String.prototype.trim = function trim(){
			var str = /\S+(?:\s+\S+)*/.exec(this);
			return str ? str[0] : "";
		};
	else	//other browsers

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function ordinalOf(num){
	var n;
	return ((n = num%100) === 11 || n === 12 || n === 13) ? "th" : ((n = num%10) === 1) ? "st" : (n === 2) ? "nd" : (n === 3) ? "rd" : (num%1 === 0) ? "th" : "";
}

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//month names, weekday names, and ordinal indicators are in English

//  Date.now()
//  Date.fromISOString(isoStr)
//  Date.timeBetween(date1, date2)
//  dat.isLeapYear()
//  dat.isUTCLeapYear()
//  dat.getDaysInMonth()
//  dat.getUTCDaysInMonth()
//  dat.getMonthName()

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//If cookies are not supported by the browser, `Cookies` will be undefined

//Cookies.set(name, value[, options])
// creates, modifies, or removes a cookie
// `options` may be an object including `expires`, `path`, `domain`, and/or `secure`
// `options.expires` can be either a Date object or the number of seconds until it should expire
//  (0 or undefined indicates end of session, <0 removes the cookie, Infinity sets it to 50 years)
//
//Cookies.get(name)
// returns the value of the first cookie with that name

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if(!Math.root){
	Math.root = function root(num, degree){
		return Math.pow(num, (1/degree));
	};
}