function GetXmlHttpObject(){
	var xmlHttp=null;
	try {
		// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
		xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
	} catch (e) {
		// Internet Explorer
		try {
			xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		} catch (e) {
			xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		}
	}
	return xmlHttp;
}


function updateNews(url, id) {
	newsReq=GetXmlHttpObject();
	if (newsReq==null){
 		document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = '<div class="ajax-loader"><p>Sorry, the blog is currently not available!</p></div>';
 		return;
 	} 
	newsReq.open( 'POST', url, true );
	newsReq.onreadystatechange = function() {
		if ( newsReq.readyState == 4) {
			if ( newsReq.status==200) {
				document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = newsReq.responseText;
			} else {
				document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = '<div class="ajax-loader"><p>Sorry, the blog is currently not available!</p></div>';
			}
		}
	}
	newsReq.send('');
}