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.";

  }

}