var num = 1;
// valid internet explorer instance
		var xmlhttp = false;
		
		try {
			xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
		} catch (e) {
			// if not, then use the older activeX object
			try {
				xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
			} catch (E) {
				// not IE
				xmlhttp = false;
			}
		}
		
		if(!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
			xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
		}
		
function getNews(num, objID) {
		var obj = document.getElementById(objID);
		var serverPage = "ajax/getNews.php?num="+num;
		xmlhttp.open("GET", serverPage );
		xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
				if(xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.status == 200) {
					obj.innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText;
				}
		}
		xmlhttp.send(null);
}

function callNews() {
	num+=1;
	if(num >= 18) num = 0;
	$("#displayNews").fadeOut('slow', function() {
		// Calls the functin that updates the news
		getNews(num, 'displayNews');
		setTimeout('$("#displayNews").fadeIn("slow")', 500);
	});
	setTimeout("callNews()", 3500);
}