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+// Fade update alerts.  TODO, don't hard-code original bgcolor.
+jQuery(document).ready(function(){ 
+	jQuery('.updated.fade').animate( { backgroundColor: '#FFFF33' }, 3000).animate( { backgroundColor: '#DDEDFA' }, 3000);
+});
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