--- MPIWGWeb/Attic/MPIWGHelper.py	2008/08/27 12:12:48	1.1.2.4
+++ MPIWGWeb/Attic/MPIWGHelper.py	2008/08/27 21:08:40	1.1.2.5
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def sortStopWordsF(self,xo,yo):
     if not hasattr(self,'_v_stopWords'):
         self._v_stopWords=self.stopwords_en.data.split("\n")
     
-    x=str(xo[1])
-    y=str(yo[1])
+    x=unicodify(xo[1])
+    y=unicodify(yo[1])
     
     strx=x.split(" ")
     stry=y.split(" ")