function fetchData(url,objectID){
       
  
  //fake url
  
    var d = new Date();
	  url = url+"?randomSeed=" + d.getMilliseconds();
	     
	var pageRequest = false
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
		pageRequest = new XMLHttpRequest()
	}
	else if (window.ActiveXObject){ 
		try {
			pageRequest = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")
		} 
		catch (e) {
			try{
				pageRequest = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
			}
			catch (e){}
		}
	}
	else return false
	pageRequest.onreadystatechange=function() {	
		var object = document.getElementById(objectID);
		
		object.innerHTML = pageRequest.responseText;

	 
	}
	  
		pageRequest.open('GET',url,true);
		
		pageRequest.send(null);
			
}

function clearDiv(value) {
	var object = document.getElementById(value);
	object.innerHTML = "";   //flush out, hack for IE
}

function showDiv(value) {
	//alert(value);
	var object = document.getElementById(value);
	
	object.style.visibility="visible";
	object.style.display="block";       //keeps the space, even though invisible
}

function noDiv(value){
    
//alert(value);
	var object = document.getElementById(value);
	
	object.style.visibility="hidden";
	object.style.display="none";     //takes out the space
}


//from invite a friend

<!-- Begin

//Script by Trånn: http://come.to/tronds
//Submitted to JavaScript Kit (http://javascriptkit.com)
//Visit http://javascriptkit.com for this script

var initialsubj="Invitation to Join Palm Springs Republican Women Federated"
var initialmsg="Dear Friend, Please join me and our Republican friends. TOGETHER WE CAN DEFEAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND WIN BACK THE WHITE HOUSE. WE MUST START EARLY!  Thank you! Go to: "+window.location
var good;
function checkEmailAddress(field) {

var goodEmail = field.value.match(/\b(^(\S+@).+((\.com)|(\.net)|(\.edu)|(\.mil)|(\.gov)|(\.org)|(\.info)|(\.sex)|(\.biz)|(\.aero)|(\.coop)|(\.museum)|(\.name)|(\.pro)|(\..{2,2}))$)\b/gi);
if (goodEmail) {
good = true;
}
else {
alert('Please enter a valid address.');
field.focus();
field.select();
good = false;
   }
}
u = window.location;
function mailThisUrl() {
good = false
checkEmailAddress(document.eMailer.email);
if (good) {

//window.location = "mailto:"+document.eMailer.email.value+"?subject="+initialsubj+"&body="+document.title+" "+u;
window.location = "mailto:"+document.eMailer.email.value+"?subject="+initialsubj+"&body="+initialmsg
   }
}
//  End -->