function load_news(){
		var xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
		var url='news.php';
		//build the URL and pass the text in it (sic)
		xmlhttp.open('GET',url,true);
		xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (xmlhttp.readyState == 1) {
					document.getElementById('loaded_content').innerHTML='loading...';
					}
			if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4) {
					document.getElementById('loaded_content').innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;

				}	
		}
	xmlhttp.send(null);

	return false;
		}