function correctPNGBackground( divId, imgURL, method ) // correctly handle PNG transparency in Win IE 5.5 , 6 & 7.
{
	var arVersion = navigator.appVersion.split("MSIE")
	var version = parseFloat(arVersion[1])
	if ((version >= 5.5) && (version < 7) && (document.body.filters)) 
	{
		var div = document.getElementById( divId );
		div.style.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='"+imgURL+"', sizingMethod='" + method + "')";
		div.style.background = '';
	}    
}

function showCountries( ) {
	var element = document.getElementById('chooseCountryListContainer');
	if( element.style.display == '' ) {
		element.style.display = 'none';
	} else {
		element.style.display = '';
	}
}

function dump(arr,level) {
var dumped_text = "";
if(!level) level = 0;

//The padding given at the beginning of the line.
var level_padding = "";
for(var j=0;j<level+1;j++) level_padding += "    ";

if(typeof(arr) == 'object') { //Array/Hashes/Objects
for(var item in arr) {
var value = arr[item];

if(typeof(value) == 'object') { //If it is an array,
dumped_text += level_padding + "'" + item + "' ...\n";
dumped_text += dump(value,level+1);
} else {
dumped_text += level_padding + "'" + item + "' => \"" + value + "\"\n";
}
}
} else { //Stings/Chars/Numbers etc.
dumped_text = "===>"+arr+"<===("+typeof(arr)+")";
}
return dumped_text;
}