//------------------getNews-----------------------------------------
function ShowNews(page) {
    PageMethods.getNews(page, NewsCallSuccess, NewsCallFailed);
}

function NewsCallSuccess(result) {

    if (result == "") {
       thisMovie("AsthaFlash").getNews("empty");
   } else {
        thisMovie("AsthaFlash").getNews(result);
    }
}

// alert message on some failure
function NewsCallFailed(result) {
    alert(result.get_message());
}

//------------------getMenu-----------------------------------------
function GetMenu(section) {
    PageMethods.getMenu(MenuCallSuccess, MenuCallFailed);
}
function MenuCallSuccess(result) {
    if (result == "") {
        thisMovie("AsthaFlash").sendMenu("empty");
    } else {
        thisMovie("AsthaFlash").sendMenu(result);
    }
}

// alert message on some failure
function MenuCallFailed(result) {
    alert(result.get_message());
}

//------------------utilities-----------------------
function thisMovie(movieName) {
    return document.getElementById(movieName);
}