// ************************************************************************************************
Function.prototype.bind = function(object) {
	var __method = this;
	return function() {
		return __method.apply(object, arguments);
	}
}

// ************************************************************************************************
function createXMLHttpRequest() {
	var req = null;

	try {
		req = new ActiveXObject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP");
	}
	catch (err_MSXML2) {
		try {
	    	req = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
		}
		catch (err_Microsoft) {
	  		if (typeof XMLHttpRequest != "undefined") {
	    		req = new XMLHttpRequest;
	    	}
	  	}
	}

	return req;
}