function createXMLHttpRequest() {
  try { return new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP"); } catch(e) {}
  try { return new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP"); } catch(e) {}
  try { return new XMLHttpRequest(); } catch(e) {}
  alert("XMLHttpRequest not supported");
  return null;
}

var AJAX = {
	REQUEST:function(method, URL){
		var ajax = UTIL.createXMLHttpRequest();
		ajax.open(method, URL+"&rand=" + Math.random(), false);
		ajax.send(null);
		var conteudo = ajax.responseText;
		// conteudo = Utf8.decode(conteudo);
		if(conteudo){
			return conteudo;
		}
	}
}