code: function merge_objects(obj1,obj2){
          var obj3 = {};
          for (var attrname1 in obj1) { obj3[attrname1] = obj1[attrname1]; }
          for (var attrname2 in obj2) { obj3[attrname2] = obj2[attrname2]; }
          return obj3;
      }
docs: Convenience function to smash two objects together.
  @param obj1
  @param obj2
  @returns obj3, a merged object