var xmlhttp_lan;

    function showLanguageBar() {
	document.getElementById('dimmer').style.visibility = 'visible'; 
	document.getElementById('languagebar').style.visibility = 'visible'; 
    }

    function chooseLanguage(language) {
	var url = 'http://www.noramcousa.com/ws/setlocale.aspx?l=' + language;

	xmlhttp_lan=null;
	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {// code for Firefox, Opera, IE7, etc.
		xmlhttp_lan=new XMLHttpRequest();
	}
	else if (window.ActiveXObject) {// code for IE6, IE5
		xmlhttp_lan=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}

	if (xmlhttp_lan!=null) {
		xmlhttp_lan.onreadystatechange=language_state_Change;
		xmlhttp_lan.open("GET",url,true);
		xmlhttp_lan.send(null);
	}
	else {
		alert("Your browser does not support XMLHTTP.");
	}
    }

    function language_state_Change() {
	if (xmlhttp_lan.readyState==4) {// 4 = "loaded"
		if (xmlhttp_lan.status==200) {// 200 = "OK"
			createCookie('guid',xmlhttp_lan.responseText,90);
			window.location.reload();
		}
		else {
			alert("Problem retrieving data:" + xmlhttp_lan.statusText);
		}
	}
    }

    function createCookie(name,value,days) {
	if (days) {
		var date = new Date();
		date.setTime(date.getTime()+(days*24*60*60*1000));
		var expires = "; expires="+date.toGMTString();
	}
	else var expires = "";
	document.cookie = name+"="+value+expires+"; path=/";
    }