function ajax(url, params, method, onSuccessFunction) {
	if (!params) var params = new Object();
	if (!method) var method = 'get';
	if (!onSuccessFunction) var onSuccessFunction = defaultOnSuccessFunction;
	
	new Ajax.Request(url, {
				 				method:method,
								parameters:params,
								onSuccess: onSuccessFunction
					 		}
						);
}
	
function defaultOnSuccessFunction (transport) {
}

var newsLoading = false;
function getNews(id) {
	if(!newsLoading) {
		$$('.news_item.selected').each(function(element) {
			element.removeClassName('selected');
		}
	)
		
	$('news_' + id).addClassName('selected');
	slidebox.findSelectedElement();
		
	newsLoading = true;
	ajax('/public/members/' + id, null, null, onSuccessGetNews);
	}
}
function onSuccessGetNews(transport) {
	newsLoading = false;
	FadeUpdater.update('fade_updater', transport.responseText, {duration: 0.5});
}