var xmlHttp;

	function showNews(nid)
	{ 
		xmlHttp = GetXmlHttpObject();
		if (xmlHttp==null)
		{
		  alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
		  return;
		}

		var url="newsinfo.php";		
		url=url+"?nid="+nid;
		xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
		xmlHttp.open("POST",url,true);
		xmlHttp.send(null);
	}

	function stateChanged() 
	{ 
		if (xmlHttp.readyState==4)
		{ 
			document.getElementById("newsDiv").innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;			
		}
		else
		{	
			document.getElementById("newsDiv").innerHTML = '<center><img src="images/ajaxloader.gif" /></center>';
		}
	}


	
	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;
	}