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function recommend_widget() {
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function showElement(elementId) {
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function hideElement(elementId) {
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function delayAction(doSomething,trigger){
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function callmelater(doAgain,trigger){
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}

function postComment() {
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	var pageTitle = document.title;
	var commentBody = document.getElementById('commentBody').value;

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function commentSubmitted(responseBatch) {
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}

function comments_widget() {
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	gSiteLife.CommentsOutput("ExternalResource",getUniqueKey4Pluck(), true, 5, "TimeStampDescending");
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