function init() {
  qsParm['page']=null;
  qs();
  if(qsParm['page']!=null)
    makeRequest(qsParm['page']+".html");
}
var qsParm = new Array();
function qs() {
  var query = window.location.search.substring(1);
  var parms = query.split('&');
  for (var i=0; i<parms.length; i++) {
    var pos = parms[i].indexOf('=');
    if (pos > 0) {
      var key = parms[i].substring(0,pos);
      var val = parms[i].substring(pos+1);
      qsParm[key] = val;
    }
  }
} 

var http_request = false;
function makeRequest(url) {
document.getElementById('container').innerHTML="<div id='load'><img src='resources/ajax-loader.gif'/>Loading</div>";

  if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari, IE7...
      http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
  } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE6 and older
      http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
  http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
  http_request.open('GET', url, true);
  http_request.send(null);

}

function alertContents() {
  if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
      if (http_request.status == 200) {
          document.getElementById('container').innerHTML=http_request.responseText;
      } else {
          alert('There was a problem with the request.');
      }
  }
}