var xmlHttp

function showNewsByYear(url)
{

    xmlHttp=GetXmlHttpObject();

    if (xmlHttp==null)
    {
         alert ("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
         return;
    } 
    
    var n = window.document.forms[0].yearsSelections.selectedIndex;        
    var textVal = window.document.forms[0].yearsSelections[n].text;
    
    url = url + "&year="+ textVal ;
    //alert (url);

    xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged;
    xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
    xmlHttp.send(null);
} 




function stateChanged() 
{ 
    if (xmlHttp.readyState==4)
    { 
       //alert( xmlHttp.responseText);
       document.getElementById("content").innerHTML= xmlHttp.responseText;
    }
}




function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
    var xmlHttp=null;
    try
    {
       // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
       xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
    }
    catch (e)
    {
      // Internet Explorer
      try
      {
         xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
      }
      catch (e)
      {
         xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
      }
    }
    return xmlHttp;
}