function renderViewByAjax(object, url, params) {
    var oldSettings = jQuery.ajaxSettings.traditional;

    jQuery.ajaxSettings.traditional = true;

    // TODO:    validate for errors here.
    $.ajax({
        type: 'POST',
        url: url,
        data: params,
        success: function (data) {
            $(object).html(data);
        }
    });
    jQuery.ajaxSettings.traditional = oldSettings;
    //$('.showingnewsnumber').text(currentNumber)
}

function togglePopup() {
    if ($("#popup").css("display") != "block") {
        $("#popup").css("display", "block");
        $(".wrapperlvl1").css("display", "none");
    } else {
        $("#popup").css("display", "none");
        $(".wrapperlvl1").css("display", "block");
    }   
}