function getNewsUebersicht(id,sprache) {
	
		xmlhttpPost(id,"true",sprache);
	}
	
	
	function getTicker(id,sprache) {
	
		xmlhttpPost(id,"0",sprache);
	}
	
	
	function xmlhttpPost(id,uebersicht,sprache) {
		
		var strURL = "/cgi-bin/getnews.cgi";
		
		var xmlHttpReq = false;
		var self = this;
		// Mozilla/Safari
		if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
			self.xmlHttpReq = new XMLHttpRequest();
		}
		// IE
		else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
			self.xmlHttpReq = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		}
		self.xmlHttpReq.open('POST', strURL, true);
		self.xmlHttpReq.setRequestHeader('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded');
		self.xmlHttpReq.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (self.xmlHttpReq.readyState == 4) {
				
				if(uebersicht == "true")
				{
					updatenewsuebersicht(self.xmlHttpReq.responseText);
					
					var text = self.xmlHttpReq.responseText;
					var newsTickerArray = text.split("<!-- Ueberschrift -->");
					
					var newsTickerText = "+ + + ";
					
					for (var i = 1; i < newsTickerArray.length; i++)
					{
						//i > 10 exit;
						newsTickerText = newsTickerText + newsTickerArray[i] + " + + + ";
						i++;
						
						if (i > 9) {
							break;
						}

					}
					
					var formatedNewsTickerText = newsTickerText.replace(/<p>&nbsp;<\/p>/g, "");
					formatedNewsTickerText = formatedNewsTickerText.replace(/<p>/g, "");
					formatedNewsTickerText = formatedNewsTickerText.replace(/<\/p>/g, "");
					formatedNewsTickerText = formatedNewsTickerText.replace(/<strong>/g, "");
					formatedNewsTickerText = formatedNewsTickerText.replace(/<\/strong>/g, "");
					
					updateticker(formatedNewsTickerText);
				}
				else
				{
					updateticker(self.xmlHttpReq.responseText);
				}
			}
		}
		
		var qstr = 'news_id=' + escape(id) + '&uebersicht=' + escape(uebersicht) + '&sprache=' + escape(sprache);  // NOTE: no '?' before querystring
		self.xmlHttpReq.send(qstr);
	}
	
	
	function updateticker(str){
		document.getElementById("newsticker").innerHTML = "<marquee scrollamount=\"3\" scrolldelay=\20\" behavior=\"scroll\">" + str + "</marquee>";
	}
	
	function updatenewsuebersicht(str){
		document.getElementById("newsuebersicht").innerHTML = str;
	}