discardElement: function(element) {
        var jqGCID = 'jqGarbageCollector';
        var jqGC = document.getElementById(jqGCID);
        if (!jqGC) {
            jqGC = document.createElement('div');
            jqGC.id = jqGCID;
            jqGC.style.display = 'none';
            document.body.appendChild(jqGC);
        }

        // place the element to the Garbage Collector
        // and clear it's HTML contents
        jqGC.appendChild(element);
        jqGC.innerHTML = '';
  },