From:http://blog.stevenlevithan.com/archives/faster-than-innerhtml
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function replaceHtml(el, html) {
var oldEl = typeof el === "string" ? document.getElementById(el) : el;
/*@cc_on // Pure innerHTML is slightly faster in IE
oldEl.innerHTML = html;
return oldEl;
@*/
var newEl = oldEl.cloneNode(false);
newEl.innerHTML = html;
oldEl.parentNode.replaceChild(newEl, oldEl);
/* Since we just removed the old element from the DOM, return a reference
to the new element, which can be used to restore variable references. */
return newEl;
};