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'' : decodeURIComponent(results[1].replace(/\+/g, ' ')); }; }); </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/Content/js/application.js"></script> <!--to include google translate--> <script src="https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ga.js"></script> <script language="javascript"> jQuery(document).ready(function () { $('button.alert__close-alert-icon').click(function (e) { e.preventDefault(); var alertID = $(this).data('id'); if (alertID.length > 0) { document.cookie = alertID + "=read" + ";path=/;"; } $(this).closest('.alert').hide(); }); }); </script> </body> </html>