var http_request = false;
	var xml_doc = false;
	
	function makeRequest(url) {
		
		http_request = false;
		
		if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
			
			http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
			http_request.overrideMimeType('text/xml');
			
		} else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
			
			try {
				
				http_request = new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
			
			} catch (e) {
				
				http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
				
			}
			
		}
		
		http_request.onreadystatechange = parseXML;
		http_request.open('GET', url, true);
		http_request.send(null);
		
	}
	
	function parseXML() {
		
		if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
			
			if (http_request.status == 200) {
				
				xml_doc = http_request.responseXML;
				fillTemplate();
				
			} else {
				
				alert('Unable to process the request. Please try again later!');
				
			}
			
		}
		
	}