JavaScript custom Event Listener

by 
var evt = document.createEvent("Event");
evt.initEvent("myEvent",true,true);

// custom param
evt.foo = "bar";

//register
document.addEventListener("myEvent",myEventHandler,false);

//invoke
document.dispatchEvent(evt);

Here is the way to do it more locally, pinpointing listeners and publishers:
http://www.kaizou.org/2010/03/generating-custom-javascript-events/

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