var loading_image = '<table><tr><td><img src="../images/m_indicator_arrows.gif" /></td><td><b><font color="red">Loading Infomation...</font></b></td></tr></table>'

function fetch_highlight(url) {
	var http_request = createXMLHttpRequest();
	var highlight_content = document.getElementById('highlight_content');
	highlight_content.innerHTML = loading_image;
	http_request.onreadystatechange = function () {
		if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
			highlight_content.innerHTML = http_request.responseText;
		}
	}
	http_request.open('GET', 'articles/' + url, true);
	http_request.send(null);
	return false;
}

function fetch_news(url) {
	var http_request = createXMLHttpRequest();
	var news_content = document.getElementById('news_content');
	news_content.innerHTML = loading_image;
	http_request.onreadystatechange = function () {
		if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
			news_content.innerHTML = http_request.responseText;
		}
	}
	http_request.open('GET', 'press_releases/' + url, true);
	http_request.send(null);
	return false;
}


function createXMLHttpRequest() {
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
		return  new XMLHttpRequest();
	} else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
	try {
		return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
	} catch (e) {
		try {
			return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		} catch (e) {}
		}
	}
	if (!http_request) {
		alert('Cannot create XMLHTTP instance');
		return false;
	}
}

function popitup(url, width, height) {
	var newwindow = ''
	var wleft = ((screen.width - 32) / 2) - (width/2);
	var wtop = ((screen.height - 96) / 2) - (height/2);
	if (newwindow.location && !newwindow.closed) {
		newwindow.location.href = url; 
		newwindow.focus(); 
	} else { 
		newwindow=window.open(url,'htmlname','width=' + width + ',height=' + height + ',top=' + wtop + ',left=' + wleft);
	} 
}