function request(target, url) {

	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
		// code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
		xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	else {
		// code for IE6, IE5
		xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}
	xmlhttp.open("GET", url, false);
	xmlhttp.send(null);
	document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
}