function blockPage(sec)
    {
	// TESTE WAITER FOR BODY
	if (!document.body)
	{
		window.setTimeout("blockPage("+sec+")",10);
	}
	else
	{

      pageIsBlocked = true;
      tb_init('a.thickbox, area.thickbox, input.thickbox');//pass where to apply thickbox
      imgLoader = new Image();// preload image
      imgLoader.src = tb_pathToImage;
      tb_show("Bitte Warten....","none?width=440&height=50");
      myWaitWindow = document.getElementById("TB_ajaxWindowTitle");
      myWaitDiv = document.getElementById("putInWaitWindow");
      while (myWaitWindow.hasChildNodes())
      {
      	myWaitWindow.removeChild(myWaitWindow.firstChild);
      }
      myWaitDiv.style.display="block";
      myWaitWindow.appendChild(myWaitDiv);
      
      timeTicker(sec);      
	}
    }
	//blockPage(3);
    
    function timeTicker(actSec)
    {
      if (actSec <= 0)
      {
        pageIsBlocked = false;
        tb_remove()
      }
      else
      {
	helper = document.getElementById("waitTicker");
	
	while (helper.hasChildNodes())
	{
		helper.removeChild(helper.firstChild);
	}

	var t=document.createTextNode(actSec);
	helper.appendChild(t);



        window.setTimeout("timeTicker("+(actSec-1)+")",1000);
      }
    }