function setvar(jsvar, jsvalue)
{
  $.ajax(
  {
    type: "POST", 
    url: "/special_request", 
    data: 
         ({
           myvar: jsvar, 
           action: "setvar", 
           value: jsvalue
         }), 
    async: false
  });
}

function gethtml(infoname, url)
{
  return $.ajax({type: "POST", url: "/special_request", data:({iamhere: url, action: "gethtml", name: infoname}), async: false}).responseText;
}


function getrate(service, amount)
{
  return $.ajax({type: "POST", url: "/special_request", data:({action: "getrate", code: service, insure: amount}), async: false}).responseText;
}

function getcoupon(name)
{
  var ret=$.ajax({type: "POST", url: "/special_request", data:({action: "getcoupon", coupon: name}), async: false}).responseText;
  alert(ret);
  return ret;
}