function clientSideInclude(id, url) {

  var req = false;
  // For Safari, Firefox, and other non-MS browsers
  if (window.XMLHttpRequest) 
  {
    try 
    {
      req = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } 
    catch (e)
    {
      req = false;
    }
  }
  else if (window.ActiveXObject) 
  {
    // For Internet Explorer on Windows
    try {
      req = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    } catch (e) 
    {
      try 
      {
        req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      } 
      catch (e)
       {
        req = false;
      }
    }
  }
 var element = document.getElementById(id);
 if (!element) 
 {
  alert("Bad id " + id +
   "passed to clientSideInclude." +
   "You need a div or span element " +
   "with this id in your page.");
  return;
 }
 if (req) 
  {
    // Synchronous request, wait till we have it all
    req.open('GET',url, false);
    req.send(null);
    element.innerHTML = req.responseText;
   
  }
  else 
  {
    element.innerHTML =
   "Sorry, your browser does not support " +
      "XMLHTTPRequest objects. This page requires " +
      "Internet Explorer 5 or better for Windows, " +
      "or Firefox for any system, or Safari. Other " +
      "compatible browsers may also exist.";
  }
}
