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.";
    }
  }