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+// Function.bind(), not supported in IE8
+// polyfill from Mozilla Developer Network
+
+if (!Function.prototype.bind) {
+ Function.prototype.bind = function(oThis) {
+ if (typeof this !== 'function') {
+ // closest thing possible to the ECMAScript 5
+ // internal IsCallable function
+ throw new TypeError('Function.prototype.bind - what is trying to be bound is not callable');
+ }
+
+ var aArgs = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1),
+ fToBind = this,
+ fNOP = function() {},
+ fBound = function() {
+ return fToBind.apply(this instanceof fNOP
+ ? this
+ : oThis,
+ aArgs.concat(Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments)));
+ };
+
+ if (this.prototype) {
+ // native functions don't have a prototype
+ fNOP.prototype = this.prototype;
+ }
+ fBound.prototype = new fNOP();
+
+ return fBound;
+ };
+}