gistfile1.js

            var value = filter.split ( ':' );
            var messageHtml = value [ 1 ] + '<span style="float: right" id="close_button_span"></span>';

            Clarks.CC.Status.DisplayNotifyMessage ( "Filtered by: ", messageHtml, Clarks.CC.Status.Priority.Information );
        
            var close_button = document.createElement ( 'a' );
            var linkText = document.createTextNode ( "clear" );

            close_button.appendChild ( linkText );
            close_button.name = 'status_close_button';
            var url = document.URL;
            close_button.href = url.substring ( 0, url.indexOf ( '?' ) );
            close_button.onclick = function ( ) {
                SP.UI.Status.removeStatus ( statusID );
                statusID = '';
            };

            var statusBar = document.getElementById ( 'close_button_span' );
            statusBar.appendChild ( close_button );