function getCities() {
    
    var url = "index.php";
    var par1 = 2;
    var par2 = 1;//document.getElementById('some_id').value;
    var pars = "eID=myext&par1="+par1+"&par2="+par2;
    var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(url, {method: 'get', parameters: pars, onComplete: updateCities});
}
 
 
function updateCities(orgRequest) {
    var xmldoc = orgRequest.responseXML;
    var result = xmldoc.getElementsByTagName("data")[0].firstChild.data;
    document.getElementById('details-box-content').innerHTML = result;
}


/*



window.addEvent('domready', function(){

  var list = $$('.menuitem_secondlevel');
  list.each(function(element) {
   
  	var fx = new Fx.Styles(element, {duration:360, wait:false});
   
  	element.addEvent('mouseenter', function(){
  		fx.start({
  			'padding-left': 30,
  			color: '#ff8'
  		});
  	});
   
  	element.addEvent('mouseleave', function(){
  		fx.start({
  			'padding-left': 14,
  			'color': '#888'
  		});
  	});
  });
});

*/