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.";
   }
}