function ajaxRequest(url, element, execOnReady)
{
    var xmlHttp;
    try
      {
      // Firefox, Opera 8.0+, Safari
      xmlHttp=new XMLHttpRequest();
      }
    catch (e)
      {
      // Internet Explorer
      try
	{
	xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
	}
      catch (e)
	{
	try
	  {
	  xmlHttp=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	  }
	catch (e)
	  {
	  alert("Your browser does not support AJAX!");
	  return false;
	  }
	}
      }
      xmlHttp.onreadystatechange=function()
	{
	if(xmlHttp.readyState==4)
	  {
		  if(element != null) {
			element.innerHTML = xmlHttp.responseText;
		  }
		  if(execOnReady != null) {
				execOnReady();
		  }
	  }
	}

	if(element != null) {
		element.innerHTML = "<img src='http://www.triviakings.com/ajax/loading.gif'>";
	}
	xmlHttp.open("GET",url,true);
	xmlHttp.send(null);
}