function stripslashes (str) {
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: Ates Goral (http://magnetiq.com)
    // +      fixed by: Mick@el
    // +   improved by: marrtins
    // +   bugfixed by: Onno Marsman
    // +   improved by: rezna
    // +   input by: Rick Waldron
    // +   reimplemented by: Brett Zamir (http://brett-zamir.me)
    // *     example 1: stripslashes('Kevin\'s code');
    // *     returns 1: "Kevin's code"
    // *     example 2: stripslashes('Kevin\\\'s code');
    // *     returns 2: "Kevin\'s code"
    return (str+'').replace(/\\(.?)/g, function (s, n1) {
        switch (n1) {
            case '\\':
                return '\\';
            case '0':
                return '\0';
            case '':
                return '';
            default:
                return n1;
        }
    });
}

function truncate(str, len)
{
	if (str.length > len) 
	{    	
    	str = str.substring(0, len);
    	str = str.replace(/\w+$/, '');

    	/* Add an ellipses to the end and make it a link that expands
       the paragraph back to its original size */
    	str += '...';
    	return str;
	} else {
		return str;
	}
}