var timestamp = new Date().getTime();
	
	function createRequestObject() {
	
		var req;
	
		if(window.XMLHttpRequest){
			// Firefox, Safari, Opera...
			req = new XMLHttpRequest();
		
		} else if(window.ActiveXObject) {
	
			// Internet Explorer 5+
			req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		} else {
			// There is an error creating the object,
			// just as an old browser is being used.
			alert('There was a problem creating the XMLHttpRequest object');
		}
	
		return req;
	
	}
	
	// Make the XMLHttpRequest object
	var http = createRequestObject();
	
	function sendRequest() {
                       
            // Open PHP script for requests
            http.open('get', '/featured_htm.php?timestamp='+timestamp, true);
            http.onreadystatechange = handleResponse;
            http.send(null);

      }
	

	
	function handleResponse() {
	       
		if(http.readyState == 4 && http.status == 200){
			// Text returned from PHP script
			response = http.responseText; 
			if(response) {
			   // Update div content			     
               document.getElementById('featured_companies').innerHTML = response;	
			}
		}
	}//end function handleResponse
	
/*	
if (window.addEventListener)
	{
		window.addEventListener('load', sendRequest, false);
	}
	else
	{
		window.attachEvent('onload', sendRequest);
	}
*/