pleaseWait_preloadedImage = new Image();
pleaseWait_preloadedImage.src = "/_cms/stat/talmos-spinner-white.gif";

function pleaseWait(sMessage){
	//displays please wait for a, call after submitting a slow form
	sMessage = sMessage?sMessage:'';
	for(var i=0;i<document.body.childNodes.length;i++){
		//set display to none elements that do not have style are probably text, remove their content anyway
		if(document.body.childNodes[i].style){
			document.body.childNodes[i].style.display = 'none'
		}else{
			document.body.childNodes[i].innerHTML = '';
		}
	}
	var nDiv = document.createElement('DIV');
	nDiv.style.textAlign = 'center';
	nDiv.style.marginTop = '200px';
	nDiv.innerHTML = '<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="margin:auto"><tr><td align="center"><img src="/_cms/stat/talmos-spinner-white.gif"></td><td><h3>Please wait.</h3>' + sMessage + '</td></tr></table>'
	document.body.appendChild(nDiv);

}