// creates the XMLHTTP Object
function createXMLHttpRequest() {
	try	{
		return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP");
	}
	catch (e) {}
	
	try{
		return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}
	catch (e) {}
	
	try{
		return new XMLHttpRequest();
		}
	catch(e) {}
	$('calendar').innerHTML="<table border='1' id='calendarTable'><tr><td style='border-color:#10243f; height:191px; font-size:12px;'>We're Sorry. This calendar has been optimized for level 6 browsers.</td></tr></table>";
return null;
}

// getElementByID shorthand function
function $(id) { return document.getElementById(id); }