// JavaScript Document
// Get the HTTP Object
	function getHTTPObject(){
	if (window.ActiveXObject) 
	return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	else if (window.XMLHttpRequest) 
	return new XMLHttpRequest();
	else {
	alert("Your browser does not support AJAX.");
	return null;
	}
	}
	
// Get the Ticker HTML
	function fetchTicker(numDays){
		httpObject = getHTTPObject();
		if (httpObject != null) {
			httpObject.open("GET", "newsappv4/ajaxProcess.php?range="+numDays,true);
			httpObject.send(null);
			httpObject.onreadystatechange = setTicker;
		}
	}  
	  
// Set the Ticker HTML
	function setTicker(){
		if(httpObject.readyState ==3){
			document.getElementById('outputTicker').innerHTML= '<br/><br/><img src="newsappv4/images/wicked_loader.gif"/>';}
		if(httpObject.readyState == 4){
			document.getElementById('outputTicker').innerHTML= httpObject.responseText;
			autoScroll('newsTicker','newssection',4,true);
		}
	}
	
// Get the Blurb
	function fetchBlurb(blurbID){
		httpObject = getHTTPObject();
		if (httpObject != null) {
			httpObject.open("GET", "newsappv4/ajaxProcess.php?seek=true&id="+blurbID,true);
			httpObject.send(null);
			httpObject.onreadystatechange = setBlurb;
		}
	}  
	  
// Set the Blurb
	function setBlurb(){
		if(httpObject.readyState ==3){
			document.getElementById('outputBlurb').innerHTML= '<br/><br/><img src="newsappv4/images/wicked_loader.gif"/>';}
		if(httpObject.readyState == 4){
			document.getElementById('outputTicker').innerHTML= httpObject.responseText + '<span class="link" onclick="fetchTicker(14);">Back</span>';;
		}
	}