var blockEl = document.getElementById('featured_families') || document.getElementById('nonfeatured_families');
var http = false;
if(navigator.appName == "Microsoft Internet Explorer") {
    http = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
} else {
    http = new XMLHttpRequest();
}

function featured_autoload()
{
    // ajax to reload from server
    var url = "auto-reload/nonfeatured_reload.php?l=3";
    if (blockEl.id == 'nonfeatured_families') url += '&featuredfamily=No';
    http.open("POST", url, true);
    http.onreadystatechange=function() {
    	if(http.readyState == 4) {
    		blockEl.innerHTML = http.responseText;
    	}
    }
    http.send(null);
}

if (blockEl) {
	// initial call
	featured_autoload();
	// continued call
	var featured_families_interval = setInterval('featured_autoload()', 6000);
}