var Class = {
	create: function() {
		return function() {
			this.initialize.apply(this, arguments);
		}
	}
};

Object.extend = function(destination, source) {
	for (var property in source) destination[property] = source[property];
	return destination;
};

Function.prototype.bind = function(object) {
	var __method = this;
	return function() {
		return __method.apply(object, arguments);
	}
};

var $A = function(iterable) {
	var nArray = [];
	for (var i = 0; i < iterable.length; i++) nArray.push(iterable[i]);
	return nArray;
};

function $() {
	if (arguments.length == 1) return get$(arguments[0]);
	var elements = [];
	$c(arguments).each(function(el){
		elements.push(get$(el));
	});
	return elements;

	function get$(el){
		if (typeof el == 'string') el = document.getElementById(el);
		return el;
	}
};

if (!window.Element) var Element = {};