function ajaxFunctionNews(news_id)
{
var xmlHttp;
try
  {
  // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
  xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();    
  }
catch (e)
  {
  // Internet Explorer
  try
    {
    xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
    }
  catch (e)
    {
    try
      {
      xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      }
    catch (e)
      {
      alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
      return false;
      }
    }
  }
  xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=function()
    {
    if(xmlHttp.readyState==4)
      {
      document.getElementById('news-slider').innerHTML=xmlHttp.responseText;
      }      
    }
        
  smrnd = (Math.round((Math.random()*110000)+1));
  xmlHttp.open("GET","news_box_content.php?news_id="+news_id+"&"+smrnd,true);
  xmlHttp.send(null);  
  }
  
  function loadNewsBoxContent(news_id){
	document.getElementById('news-slider').innerHTML='<div style="padding: 65px; text-align: center"><img src="/images/_loading_x.gif"><br></div>';
	ajaxFunctionNews(news_id);
  }
   
  function initNewsBox(){
  	var tabs=document.getElementById('controls');
  	/**
  	* initial state - first article is active 
  	*/
  	var firstarticle = tabs.getElementsByTagName('A')[0];  	
  	loadNewsBoxContent(firstarticle.id);

  	for(i=0;i<tabs.getElementsByTagName('A').length;i++) {
  		curr_elem = tabs.getElementsByTagName('A')[i];  		
  		curr_elem.onmouseover = function() {
  			loadNewsBoxContent(this.id);
  		}
  	}
  }