function get_featured_items() {

	var XMLHttpRequestObject = false;

	if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {
		XMLHttpRequestObject = new XMLHttpRequest();
	} else if (window.ActiveXObject) {
		XMLHttpRequestObject = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}

	if(XMLHttpRequestObject) {
		XMLHttpRequestObject.open("GET", 'featured_items.php?c=' + get_cookie('currency') + '&l=' + get_cookie('language') );
		XMLHttpRequestObject.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (XMLHttpRequestObject.readyState == 4 && XMLHttpRequestObject.status == 200) {

				if ( XMLHttpRequestObject.responseText == 'hide' ) {
					document.getElementById('featured_items_container').style.height = '0';
					document.getElementById('featured_items_container').style.visibility = 'hidden';
				} else {
					document.getElementById('featured_items_container').innerHTML = XMLHttpRequestObject.responseText;
					document.getElementById('featured_items_container').style.height = 'auto';
					document.getElementById('featured_items_container').style.visibility = 'visible';
				}
				
			}
		}
		XMLHttpRequestObject.send(null);
	}

}