/*var str = "";

function get_events(){	
	event_month = document.getElementById("optevents").value;		
	document.getElementById("newsCalendar").innerHTML=""+str;
	xscripts=document.createElement("Script");				
	document.body.appendChild(xscripts);			
}

*/


   var http_request = false;

   function makeRequest(url,events) {
	url = url+"?events="+events;
       if (window.XMLHttpRequest) { // Mozilla, Safari,...
           http_request = new XMLHttpRequest();
       } else if (window.ActiveXObject) { // IE
           http_request = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
       }
       http_request.onreadystatechange = alertContents;
       http_request.open('GET', url, true);
       http_request.send(null);

   }

   function alertContents() {

       if (http_request.readyState == 4) {
           if (http_request.status == 200) {
              document.getElementById("put_table").innerHTML=http_request.responseText;
           } else {
               alert('There was a problem with the request.');
           }
       }

   }