/*extern ActiveXObject */
/*extern GoldMember1 */
/*extern GoldMember2 */
/*extern GoldMember3 */
/*extern LastNews */
/*extern ajaxPage */
//Above lines tell JSLint (http://www.jslint.com) that the variables/functions listed are declared outside of this script.

var xmlHttp;

function GetXmlHttpObject() { //Multi-browser setup for XMLHttpRequest object
    var xmlHttp = null;
    try {// Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
        xmlHttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    catch (ex) {// Internet Explorer
        try {//MSXML 3.0 - IE6.0 +
            xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); 
        }
        catch (ex) {//MSXML 2.0 - IE 5.5+
            xmlHttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
        }
    }
    return xmlHttp;
}