function utf8_encode(string) {
		string = string.replace(/\r\n/g,"\n");
		var utftext = "";
		for (var n = 0; n < string.length; n++) {
			var c = string.charCodeAt(n);
			if (c == 38) {
				utftext += '--og--';
			}
			else if (c < 128) {
				utftext += String.fromCharCode(c);
			}
			else if((c > 127) && (c < 2048)) {
				utftext += String.fromCharCode((c >> 6) | 192);
				utftext += String.fromCharCode((c & 63) | 128);
			}
			else {
				utftext += String.fromCharCode((c >> 12) | 224);
				utftext += String.fromCharCode(((c >> 6) & 63) | 128);
				utftext += String.fromCharCode((c & 63) | 128);
			}
		}
		return utftext;
	}