function clearInputMask(elm, clr, text)
{
if (clr) 
    {
    if (elm.value == text) elm.value = "";
    }
else
    {
    if (elm.value == "") elm.value = text;
    }
}

function ajax_connect(site, target)
{ 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)
      {
      document.getElementById(target).innerHTML = ""+xmlHttp.responseText;
      }
    }
  xmlHttp.open("GET",site,true);
  xmlHttp.send(null);
}

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