var http_request = false;
		function makePOSTRequest(url, parameters, target) {
			http_request = false;
			if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
				http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
				if (http_request.overrideMimeType) {
					http_request.overrideMimeType('text/html');
				}
			} else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
				try {
					http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
				} catch (e) {
					try {
						http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
					} catch (e) {}
				}
			}
			if (!http_request) {
				alert('Cannot create XMLHTTP instance');
				return false;
			}
			
			if(target == 'newsletter')
				http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
			else if(target == 'contact')
				http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContactContents;
			else
				http_request.onreadystatechange = alertPollContents;
			
			http_request.open('POST', url, true);
			http_request.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
			http_request.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parameters.length);
			http_request.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
			http_request.send(parameters);
		}

		function alertContents() {
			if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
				if (http_request.status == 200) {
					result = http_request.responseText;
					document.getElementById('response').innerHTML = result;
				} else {
					alert('There was a problem with the request.');
				}
			}
		}
		
		function alertContactContents() {
			if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
				if (http_request.status == 200) {
					result = http_request.responseText;
					document.getElementById('contactResponse').innerHTML = result;
				} else {
					alert('There was a problem with the request.');
				}
			}
		}
		
		function alertPollContents() {
			if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
				if (http_request.status == 200) {
					result = http_request.responseText;
					document.getElementById('pollResponse').innerHTML = result;
				} else {
					alert('There was a problem with the request.');
				}
			}
		}
		 
		function get(obj) {
			var poststr = "name=" + document.getElementById("nlname").value +
			"&email=" + document.getElementById("nlemail").value +
			"&do=" + document.getElementById("nldo").value +
			"&accept=" + document.getElementById("accept").checked +
			"&lang=" + document.getElementById("nllang").value;
			makePOSTRequest('/nc/process.php', poststr, 'newsletter');
		}
		
		function vote(obj){
			var pollvote=0;
			
			for (var i = 0; i < document.pollform.pollvote.length; i++) {   
			   if(document.pollform.pollvote[i].checked){
				  pollvote = document.pollform.pollvote[i].value;
			   }
			}
			var poststr = "pollvote=" + pollvote +
			"&pollid=" + document.getElementById("pollid").value;
			makePOSTRequest('/nc/pollvote.php', poststr, 'poll');
		}
		
		function contact(obj) {
			var poststr = "name=" + document.getElementById("name").value +
			"&email=" + document.getElementById("email").value +
			"&do=" + document.getElementById("do").value +
			"&tel=" + document.getElementById("tel").value +
			"&company=" + document.getElementById("company").value +
			"&message=" + document.getElementById("message").value +
			"&lang=" + document.getElementById("lang").value;
			makePOSTRequest('/nc/process.php', poststr, 'contact');
		}
		
		function showresults(pollid){
			var poststr = "pollid=" + pollid;
			makePOSTRequest('/nc/pollresults.php', poststr);
		}