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 /* An outerHTML function written by me that works in Firefox and IE */
$.fn.outerHTML = function (that) {
	var newElement = document.createElement(this[0].nodeName), newBody = document.createElement('BODY');
	newElement.innerHTML = (typeof that === 'string') ? that : (that.jQuery) ? that[0].innerHTML : '';
	if (!that) {
		return newBody.appendChild(this[0].cloneNode(true)).parentNode.innerHTML;
	}
	else {
		this[0].parentNode.replaceChild(newElement, this[0]);
		return newBody.appendChild(newElement.cloneNode(true)).parentNode.innerHTML;
	}
};