$(function () {
                        var $alert = $('#alert');
                        if($alert.length)
                        {
                                var alerttimer = window.setTimeout(function () {
                                        $alert.trigger('click');
                                }, 10000);
                                $alert.animate({height: $alert.css('line-height') || '100px'}, 200)
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                                        window.clearTimeout(alerttimer);
                                        $alert.animate({height: '0'}, 200);
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