$(document).ready(function()
{
	// get default set of alerts
	$.get("/home/alerts/", function(data){
		$('#middleLeft').html(data);
	});
	
	// get default set of messages
	$.get("/home/messages/", function(data){
		$('#middleRight').html(data);
	});
	
});	

function get_alerts(start)
{
	$.get("/home/alerts/" + start, function(data){
		$('#middleLeft').html(data);
	});
}

function get_messages(start)
{
	$.get("/home/messages/" + start, function(data){
		$('#middleRight').html(data);
	});
}