if(document.getElementById && document.createTextNode){
    var DOM_UTILITIES_LOADED = true;

    function DomUtilities(){

        if(typeof DomUtilities._init === "undefined"){

            DomUtilities._init = true;
        }
    }

    /**Set style
             *  Sets the css style of a given element
             *
             *  Uses non standard and quite evil proprietry 'cssText' property. This is currently 
             *  The easiest cross browser method to achieve our goal. 
             */
    DomUtilities.setStyle = function(elmElement, strSelector, strStyle){
        if (elmElement){
            //alert("set style on element: " + elmElement);

            var css = strSelector + ": " + strStyle;
            elmElement.style.cssText = css;
        }
    };
}