var xmlhttp;

function showRSS(str,str1)
  {
  xmlhttp=GetXmlHttpObject();
  if (xmlhttp==null)
    {
    alert ("Your browser does not support XML HTTP Request");
    return;
    }
  var url="http://www.mytownnow.com/georgia/localnews/getlocalNewsFeed.php";
  url=url+"?q="+str;
  url=url+"&sid="+Math.random();
  xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=stateChangedlocal;
  xmlhttp.open("GET",url,true);
  xmlhttp.send(null);
  }

  function showMarquee(str)
  {
  xmlhttp=GetXmlHttpObject();
  if (xmlhttp==null)
    {
    alert ("Your browser does not support XML HTTP Request");
    return;
    }
  var url="http://www.mytownnow.com/georgia/localnews/getFlashFeed.php";
  url=url+"?q="+str;
  url=url+"&sid="+Math.random();
  xmlhttp.onreadystatechange=stateChanged1;
  xmlhttp.open("GET",url,true);
  xmlhttp.send(null);
  }

function stateChangedlocal()
  {
  if (xmlhttp.readyState==4) {
 	document.getElementById("rssNewsOutput").innerHTML=xmlhttp.responseText;

	}
  }




function GetXmlHttpObject()
{
if (window.XMLHttpRequest)
  {
  // code for IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari
  return new XMLHttpRequest();
  }
if (window.ActiveXObject)
  {
  // code for IE6, IE5
  return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
  }
return null;
}