function confirmAction(theLink, theAction)
{
    var confirmMsg  = 'Are you sure you want to';

    // Confirmation is not required if browser is Opera (crappy js implementation)
    if (confirmMsg == '' || typeof(window.opera) != 'undefined') {
        return true;
    }

    var is_confirmed = confirm(confirmMsg + ' :\n' + theAction);
    return is_confirmed;
}